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A [[Frigate]] is a class of ships smaller than a [[Cruiser]] and with even lighter armament.  
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A [[Frigate|EF-class Frigate]]s are a class of ships smaller than a [[Cruiser]] and with even lighter armament.  
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* The [[Supraclass]] designation is also known as [[Ship Mission]], [[Ship Mission Code]], Mission, or [[Ship Hull Designation]].
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* It is a [[starship]] [[supraclass]].
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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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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=== Image Repository ===
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== Description ==
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==== Escort Combatants (Secondary) - The Lightcraft Hierarchy ====
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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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A number of [[smallcraft]] and [[ACS]] combatants exist:
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=== Strategy and doctrine ===
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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.  
 
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.
 
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.
  
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==== Lightcraft Hierarchy ====
 
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# [[Frigate]]
 
# [[Escort]]
 
# [[Escort]]
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# [[Destroyer]]
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=== Supraclass Roles ===
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''Frigate''s typically serve the following roles:
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# [[Ambush Frigate]] (EFA)
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# [[Commerce Protection Vessel]] (H)
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# [[Corvette]] (EC)
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# [[Escort Frigate]] (EF)
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# [[Fast Escort]] (EFF)
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# [[Fast Frigate]] (EFF)
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# [[Fleet Escort]] (EFE)
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# ''Frigate'' (EF) (Namesake)
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# [[Heavy Frigate]] (EF)
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# [[Light Frigate]] (EF)
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# [[Medium Frigate]] (EF)
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# [[Missile Frigate]] (EFT)
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# [[Multipurpose Frigate]] (EFE)
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# [[Patrol Frigate]] (EFT)
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# [[Patrol Skiff]] (EFT)
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# [[Patrol Vessel]] (ECT)
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# [[Sloop]] (ES)
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# [[Sloop of War]] (ES)
  
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== History and Background ==
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=== Supraclass Archetypes ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="4"| EF-class Frigate Supraclass Archetypes
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! Archetype
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! Type Code
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! Exemplar
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! Remarks
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| TBD
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| TBD
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| TBD
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| None
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|}
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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.  
 
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.  
  
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=== Major Frigate Classes ===
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''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.
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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.
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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== Representative Types ==
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=== Ship Summary List ===
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{{Ship summary list|name=Frigate|tdes=F}}
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Some of the most commonly used [[vessel]]s in this role or these roles include:
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{{Ship summary list|name= Frigate |tdes= EF}}
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{{Ship summary list|name= Fleet Escort |tdes= EFE }}
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{{Ship summary list|name= Missile Frigate |tdes= EFM }}
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{{Ship summary list|name= Patrol Frigate |tdes= EFT }}
  
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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Line Combatants (Primary - Capital) Escort Combatants (Secondary - Subcapital) Military Auxiliary (Tertiary)
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Battleship 		C-
Cruiser 		O-
Ortillery 		V-
Carrier 		D-
Destroyer 		E-
Escort 		F-
Fighter 		H-
Defense/Security 		I-
Combat Transport 		Q-
Combat Support 		S-
Scout 		U-
Utility 		X-
Commo 		Z-
Special
Mercantile Commercial Ships (Trade & Profit) Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships (Industry & Profit) Non-Commercial Ships (Nonprofit) System Craft (Intrastellar)
A-
Tramp 		M-
Freighter 		R-
Liner 		T-
Transport 		G-
Industrial 		J-
Prospector 		K-
Expedition 		P-
Corsair 		U-
Utility 		L-
Science 		N-
Medical 		Y-
Private 		WB-
Barge 		WA-
Satellite 		WO-
Space Station

A EF-class Frigates are a class of ships smaller than a Cruiser and with even lighter armament.

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Library Data Referral Tree[edit]

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:

  • Speed of Travel


    • Description (Specifications)[edit]

    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.

    Image Repository[edit]

    No information yet available.

    Escort Combatants (Secondary) - The Lightcraft Hierarchy[edit]

    A number of smallcraft and ACS combatants exist:

    1. Smallcraft (F or U) (0 to 99 tons)
    2. Bigcraft (W or Other) (100 or larger tons)
    3. Escort (E) (100 to 2,499 tons)
      1. Brig (EB) (100 to 2,499 tons)
      2. Close Escort (EC) (100 to 2,499 tons)
      3. Frigate (EF) (100 to 2,499 tons)
      4. Corvette (EG) (100 to 2,499 tons)
      5. Sloop (ES) (100 to 2,499 tons)
    4. Destroyer (D) (2,500 or larger tons)


    Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)[edit]

    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[edit]

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

    Supraclass Roles[edit]

    Frigates typically serve the following roles:

    1. Ambush Frigate (EFA)
    2. Commerce Protection Vessel (H)
    3. Corvette (EC)
    4. Escort Frigate (EF)
    5. Fast Escort (EFF)
    6. Fast Frigate (EFF)
    7. Fleet Escort (EFE)
    8. Frigate (EF) (Namesake)
    9. Heavy Frigate (EF)
    10. Light Frigate (EF)
    11. Medium Frigate (EF)
    12. Missile Frigate (EFT)
    13. Multipurpose Frigate (EFE)
    14. Patrol Frigate (EFT)
    15. Patrol Skiff (EFT)
    16. Patrol Vessel (ECT)
    17. Sloop (ES)
    18. Sloop of War (ES)

    Supraclass Archetypes[edit]

    EF-class Frigate Supraclass Archetypes
    Archetype Type Code Exemplar Remarks
    TBD TBD TBD None

    History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

    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[edit]

    No information yet available.

    Ship Summary List[edit]

    Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:

    4 Representative Frigate (EF) 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
    Chaiik class Frigate EF 11 800 2 6 Sath Alliance No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD
    Leedos class Frigate EF 11 1,200 2 6 Yimin Jiti No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. FG-MS62
    Musuna class Frigate EF 11 2,000 2 2 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD
    Taranil class Patrol Frigate EF 10 1,600 1 1 Maujen Defense Bureau No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD


    0 Representative Fleet Escort (EFE) Classes
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    0 Representative Missile Frigate (EFM) Classes
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    0 Representative Patrol Frigate (EFT) Classes
    No results


    References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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