Talk:Frigate

Airdefense role

Hello, I've added a new paragraph, because I'm convinced that this article isn't complete without it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SjoerdvDonk (talk • contribs) 07:33, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

F-class fleet escorts

I’ve removed the paragraph in the World War II on the German fleet escorts. The first line (and the only one referenced) states that they were "essentially frigates"; I’ve removed it because they essentially weren’t.
This isn’t a comparison Conway, and (AFAIK) Janes, uses: And the source (a self-published website) states the fleet escort was "was essentially a frigate, an aggressive looking miniature warship with two stacks and two 10.5cm gun turrets". On the contrary, a frigate wasn’t a 'miniature' anything; the designation was revived by the Royal Navy for a type of enlarged corvette, approaching the size of a destroyer with a design that traded speed for reliability and endurance; and above all, "cheap, uncomplicated, slow and, ultimately, expendable". OTOH the fleet escorts were about the size of a torpedo boat (and smaller than a corvette) with a "specification for high speed" that "compromised the ship's seaworthiness, reliability and firepower".
So, no comparison, really. Anyway, I trust everyone is OK with that. Xyl 54 (talk) 18:22, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

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Frigates in perservation - Original Sailing Frigates - USS Constitution

The description states that it is "Active as the flagship of the United States Navy", but offers no citation, and other relevant articles do not mention this as a fact. Would it be worth adding a 'citation needed' for this claim? 94.147.59.254 (talk) 00:56, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

Good pickup, thank you. I have just removed that bit (and added a citation about its current state). Laterthanyouthink (talk) 09:11, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Copy Edit of the whole article

"fregat" often applied -> "fregat" was often applied
small 28-gun frigates -> small 28-gun frigates were
were impressed by them -> was impressed by them
as enemies the usual -> as enemies. The usual
gun which would -> gun that would
cannon which was -> cannon that was
frigate which had -> frigate that had
frigates which more -> frigates that more
which limited -> that limited
sold onto other navies -> sold to other navies
were licence-built for -> was license-built for
largest and powerful -> largest and most powerful
and Royal Navy's -> and the Royal Navy's
role partially -> role is partially The Other Karma (talk) 15:09, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

'Which' as an alternative to 'that', with no need of the involvement of a comma is perfectly standard British English usage. This article is written in British English, and the pointless intrusion of American grammar rules is not warranted. In Br. Eng. 'licence' is a noun, e.g. a piece of paper giving permission, while license is a verb. I would opine that in the phrase 'licence-built', 'built' is the verb, while 'licence' is a noun. This would be more obviously the case in 'British-built'. I therefore would oppose many of the suggested changes. Urselius (talk) 22:06, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Agree, nothing wrong with which, and the spelling of licence. I've made a few changes to some of the others, although some slightly different to the suggestion. Thanks. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 07:17, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Uh, I overlooked that it is in British English again.
Then i close it. The Other Karma (talk) 07:34, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

28 and 36 cannons?

what does that mean? ~2026-41218-81 (talk) 06:18, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

It is difficult to comprehend anyone having trouble with the concept of warships in the age of sail having cannon, or that different sized ships might carry different numbers of cannon. Where is the problem? Urselius (talk) 08:07, 25 July 2026 (UTC)