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A [[Frigate|EF-class Frigate]]s are a class of ships smaller than a [[Cruiser]] and with even lighter armament. 
* The [[Supraclass]] designation is also known as [[Ship Mission]], [[Ship Mission Code]], Mission, or [[Ship Hull Designation]]. 
* It is a [[starship]] [[supraclass]].
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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. 

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==== Escort Combatants (Secondary) - The Lightcraft Hierarchy ====
A number of [[smallcraft]] and [[ACS]] combatants exist: 
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=== 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 ====
# [[Smallcraft]]
# [[Corvette]]
# [[Close Escort]]
# [[Frigate]]
# [[Escort]]
# [[Destroyer]]

=== Supraclass Roles ===
''Frigate''s typically serve the following roles:
# [[Ambush Frigate]] (EFA)
# [[Commerce Protection Vessel]] (H)
# [[Corvette]] (EC)
# [[Escort Frigate]] (EF)
# [[Fast Escort]] (EFF)
# [[Fast Frigate]] (EFF)
# [[Fleet Escort]] (EFE)
# ''Frigate'' (EF) (Namesake)
# [[Heavy Frigate]] (EF)
# [[Light Frigate]] (EF)
# [[Medium Frigate]] (EF)
# [[Missile Frigate]] (EFT)
# [[Multipurpose Frigate]] (EFE)
# [[Patrol Frigate]] (EFT)
# [[Patrol Skiff]] (EFT)
# [[Patrol Vessel]] (ECT)
# [[Sloop]] (ES)
# [[Sloop of War]] (ES)

=== Supraclass Archetypes ===
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! Remarks
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== 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 [[Escort]]s 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 ===
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=== Ship Summary List ===
Some of the most commonly used [[vessel]]s in this role or these roles include:
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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|S1= [[T5 Core Rules]]
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
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