Frigate

Capital Ship Combatants			Escort Combatants			Military Smallcraft				Support Ships
Battleship	Cruiser	Carrier	Destroyer	Escort	Frigate	System Defense Boat	Fighter	Assault Transport	Smallcraft	Auxiliaries

Commercial Mercantile Ships			Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships		Non-Commercial Ships			Civilian Smallcraft	Highports & Satellites
Merchant	Liner	Transport	Commercial Industrial	Commercial Ships	General	Research	Private	Auxiliary	Orbital Complexes	Satellites

A Frigate is a class of ships smaller than a Cruiser and with even lighter armament.

• It is a starship supraclass.
• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.

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Description (Specifications)

Frigates are smaller than 10,000 tons, with most in the 1,000 to 2,000 ton range. Frigates mount only turret weapons, no spinal or bay mounted weapons. Frigates also lack the drive (acceleration and jump) capabilities of true warships.

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

A Frigate's primary mission is a defensive role. Providing extra security for merchant ships against pirates and light raiders. The frigate generally mounts enough firepower to defeat most armed merchants, but not enough to threaten a Cruiser or similar warship. Unlike an Escort, which is expected to be able to at least assist in combat with larger warships, most frigates are not.

The lack of firepower, drive capability, and generally armor, makes the frigates less expensive to build and maintain than warships, so they can be built and maintained in large numbers. Their ubiquity lends them to being applied to other missions, including piracy suppression, raiding, and ground support missions.

Lightcraft Hierarchy

1. Smallcraft
2. Corvette
3. Close Escort
4. Frigate
5. Escort
6. Destroyer

Supraclass Roles

Frigates typically serve the following roles:

1. Commerce Protection Vessel
2. Frigate
3. Patrol Vessel

Supraclass Archtypes

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

Many interstellar polities outside of the Imperium use Frigates for internal security missions, feeling that full warships are not needed for policing duties. The Imperial Navy uses Escorts for many of these duties.

Major Frigate Classes: A Frigate in the Royal Caledonian Navy is the equivalent of a "Cruiser" in Imperial parlance, and fills the Cruiser role. They are listed under Cruisers.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Merchant Ship:

1. Type A class Free Trader
   1. Beowulf class Free Trader

Ship Summary List

No information yet available.

Image Repository

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Representative Types

35 Representative Frigate (F) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile A-4 Voodi class Strike Bomber FS 9 20 0 6 Third Imperium Yes. Published, canon smallcraft design. A-4 Voodi class Strike Bomber FS 9 20 0 6 Third Imperium Yes. Published, canon smallcraft design. AB-17R Condor class Assault Boat FA 9 30 0 4 Nist (world) No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD AB-17R Condor class Assault Boat FA 9 30 0 4 Nist (world) TBD Aethon class Light Fighter FL 9 20 0 6 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. PH-2A60 Alfred class Gunboat FS 15 90 0 5 Third Imperium No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Alfred class Gunboat FS 15 90 0 5 Third Imperium No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Bulwark class Armored Fighter FA 10 13 0 6 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. PA-2S60 Cerebrus class Strike Fighter FC 8 8 0 5 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. PL-1A50 Constellation class Heavy Fighter FH 10 61 0 6 Bain Defense Squadron No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. FH-6A60 Constellation class Heavy Fighter FH 10 61 0 6 Bain Defense Squadron No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. FH-6A60 Courageous class Light Fighter FL 7 10 0 2 Cambre Accord No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Cudin class Attack Boat FA 11 40 0 6 Unity of Sed No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Defiant class Light Fighter FC 9 7 0 6 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Smallcraft Esther class Armored Fighter FA 10 13 0 6 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. PA-2S60 Firebolt class Light Fighter FL 9 20 0 6 Distant Fringe PH-2A60 Gahcuyche class Heavy Fighter FH 15 30 0 5 Hive Federation Yes. Published, canon smallcraft design. FH-3S50 Granite class Interceptor FC 7 6 0 2 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. PL-1A20 Hammerhead class Close Support Fighter FA 12 30 0 6 Federation of Alsas No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Khuilrakh class Light Fighter FL 11 10 0 8 Aslan Hierate Yes. Published, canon starship design. TBD Nolrrgarrai class Strike Fighter FS 12 20 0 12 Vargr Extents Yes. Published, canon starship design. TBD Onyx class Interceptor FI 12 80 0 6 Nexus Fleet Forces No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD P-12 Agunda class Snub Fighter FL 9 20 0 6 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD P-12 Agunda class Snub Fighter FL 9 20 0 6 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD P-12 Agunda class Snub Fighter FL 9 20 0 6 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Rampart class Fighter FL 15 10 0 6 Third Imperium Yes. Published, canon starship design. FL-1A60 Razor class Strike Fighter FC 8 8 0 5 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. PL-1A50 Retaliator class Heavy Fighter FH 10 71 0 6 Bain Defense Squadron No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. No information yet available. Revenant class Light Fighter FC 9 7 0 6 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Smallcraft Ronkli class Combat Transport F 11 300 2 6 Distant Fringe F-CP62 Sath class Medium Fighter FM 8 30 0 5 Sath Alliance No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Screaming Fury class Fighter FM 10 38 0 6 S'raak Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Starfire class Strike Fighter FC 8 8 0 5 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. PL-1A50 Vigilance class Interceptor FC 7 6 0 2 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. PL-1A20 Zydhnali class Fighter FC 8 9 0 5 Zydarian Codominium No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design.

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