List of frigate classes

This list of frigate classes includes all post–World War II frigate classes listed alphabetically. See also List of frigate classes by country.

{| class="wikitable sortable" | Notes
 * Frigate class                          ||width=120px align=center| Number of ships
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A
|align=center| 4 || built in Germany |align=center| 4 || built in Germany |align=center| 5 || |align=center| 4 ||
 * Abu Bakr      ||align=center| 2  || ex-British Leopard class frigate
 * Adelaide      ||align=center| 6  || derivative of Oliver Hazard Perry class
 * Ahmad Yani  ||align=center| 6  || ex-Dutch Van Speijk class
 * Al Madinah  ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Allende class  ||align=center| 3  || ex-USS Knox class
 * Almirante Brown
 * Al Madinah  ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Allende class  ||align=center| 3  || ex-USS Knox class
 * Almirante Brown
 * Allende class  ||align=center| 3  || ex-USS Knox class
 * Almirante Brown
 * Almirante Brown
 * Almirante Padilla
 * Almirante Padilla
 * Alpino          ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Alvand          ||align=center| 3  || built in Britain for the Iranian Navy
 * Álvaro de Bazán
 * Alvand          ||align=center| 3  || built in Britain for the Iranian Navy
 * Álvaro de Bazán
 * Álvaro de Bazán
 * Amiral Petre Barbuneanu
 * Amiral Petre Barbuneanu
 * Andres Bonifacio          ||align=center| 4 || modified ex-US Casco class, all decommissioned
 * Anzac            ||align=center| 10 (2 RNZN)  || built by Tenix in Williamstown, Vic, Australia
 * Arriyad        ||align=center| 4  ||three under construction
 * Artigliere  ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Atrevida      ||align=center| 6  ||
 * "Aung Zay Ya"       ||align=center| 4  ||   built in Myanmar
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 * Artigliere  ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Atrevida      ||align=center| 6  ||
 * "Aung Zay Ya"       ||align=center| 4  ||   built in Myanmar
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 * "Aung Zay Ya"       ||align=center| 4  ||   built in Myanmar
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B
|align=center| 4 || |align=center| 4 ||
 * Baleares      ||align=center| 5  || modified Knox class
 * Bangabandhu ||align=center| 1 ||
 * Baptista de Andrade
 * Bangabandhu ||align=center| 1 ||
 * Baptista de Andrade
 * Baptista de Andrade
 * Barbaros      ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Barroso        ||align=center|  1  ||
 * Bay               ||align=center|  21  ||
 * Bditel'nyy  ||align=center| 19 || see Burevestnik Class
 * Beograd        ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Bergamini    ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Bessmennyy  ||align=center| 10 ||
 * Brahmaputra  ||align=center| 3 || built by GRSE; Indian Navy: 2000–present
 * Brandenburg
 * Beograd        ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Bergamini    ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Bessmennyy  ||align=center| 10 ||
 * Brahmaputra  ||align=center| 3 || built by GRSE; Indian Navy: 2000–present
 * Brandenburg
 * Brahmaputra  ||align=center| 3 || built by GRSE; Indian Navy: 2000–present
 * Brandenburg
 * Brandenburg
 * Brandenburg
 * Bravo            ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Bremen     ||align=center| 8  ||
 * Bronstein    ||align=center| 2  || FF 1963
 * Brooke          ||align=center| 6  || FFG 1966 to 1968
 * Burevestnik    ||align=center| 40  ||
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 * Brooke          ||align=center| 6  || FFG 1966 to 1968
 * Burevestnik    ||align=center| 40  ||
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 * Burevestnik    ||align=center| 40  ||
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C
|align=center| 2 || |align=center| 2 ||
 * Canterbury (Leander)
 * Canterbury (Leander)
 * Captains        ||align=center| 78 || US built Destroyer Escorts
 * Cassard        ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Centauro      ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Chao Phraya        ||align=center| 4  || Chinese Jianghu III class
 * Cheung Kung ||align=center| 8 ||
 * Chi Yang      ||align=center| 8  || ex-US Knox class
 * Chien Yang  ||align=center| 12 ||
 * Commandant Rivière class frigate          ||align=center| 9 || French built, decommissioned 3 ships sold to Uruguay
 * Condell        ||align=center| 3  || fourth decommissioned, British built Leander Class
 * Contre-Amiral Eustatiu Sebastian
 * Chi Yang      ||align=center| 8  || ex-US Knox class
 * Chien Yang  ||align=center| 12 ||
 * Commandant Rivière class frigate          ||align=center| 9 || French built, decommissioned 3 ships sold to Uruguay
 * Condell        ||align=center| 3  || fourth decommissioned, British built Leander Class
 * Contre-Amiral Eustatiu Sebastian
 * Commandant Rivière class frigate          ||align=center| 9 || French built, decommissioned 3 ships sold to Uruguay
 * Condell        ||align=center| 3  || fourth decommissioned, British built Leander Class
 * Contre-Amiral Eustatiu Sebastian
 * Contre-Amiral Eustatiu Sebastian
 * Contre-Amiral Eustatiu Sebastian
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D
|align=center| 4 || 2001–2005 |align=center| 20 ||
 * ||align=center| 3 || ex-US, 2 decommissioned, 1 remain
 * Damyat          ||align=center| 2  ||
 * De Zeven Provinciën
 * Damyat          ||align=center| 2  ||
 * De Zeven Provinciën
 * De Zeven Provinciën
 * D'Estienne d'Orves
 * D'Estienne d'Orves
 * colspan=3|
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E

 * El Fateh      ||align=center| 1  || ex-British destroyer Zenith
 * Elli              ||align=center| 10  || ex-Dutch Kortenaer class
 * Eloy Alfaro ||align=center| 2 || ex-British Leander class
 * Eolo              ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Espora          ||align=center| 6  ||
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 * Eolo              ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Espora          ||align=center| 6  ||
 * colspan=3|
 * Espora          ||align=center| 6  ||
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F
|align=center| 5 || derivative of Álvaro de Bazán class
 * F125                  ||align=center|    || five planned
 * Fatahillah    ||align=center| 3  ||
 * Floreal        ||align=center| 6  ||
 * Formidable  ||align=center| 6  ||
 * FREMM     ||align=center|  4  || twenty-seven planned
 * Fridtjof Nansen
 * Formidable  ||align=center| 6  ||
 * FREMM     ||align=center|  4  || twenty-seven planned
 * Fridtjof Nansen
 * FREMM     ||align=center|  4  || twenty-seven planned
 * Fridtjof Nansen
 * Fridtjof Nansen
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G
|align=center| 2 || ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class |align=center| 7 || |align=center| 3 || built by MDL; Indian Navy: 1983–present
 * Garcia          ||align=center|    || 10 FF and 1 AGFF ship, 1964–1968
 * Gaziantep    ||align=center| 8  || ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class
 * General K. Pulaski
 * Gaziantep    ||align=center| 8  || ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class
 * General K. Pulaski
 * General K. Pulaski
 * Georges Leygues
 * Georges Leygues
 * Godavari Type 16
 * Godavari Type 16
 * Greenhalgh  ||align=center| 4  || ex-UK Broadsword class (Batch 1)
 * Gregorio del Pilar          ||align=center| 2 || ex-US Hamilton class
 * colspan=3|
 * Gregorio del Pilar          ||align=center| 2 || ex-US Hamilton class
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H
|align=center| 1 || training ship
 * Hajar Dewantara
 * Hajar Dewantara
 * Halifax        ||align=center| 12 ||
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 * colspan=3|
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I

 * Ilhuicamina ||align=center| 2 ||
 * Inhauma        ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Ipiros          ||align=center| 1  || ex-US Knox class; two others decommissioned
 * colspan=3|
 * Ipiros          ||align=center| 1  || ex-US Knox class; two others decommissioned
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J
|align=center| 2 || 1986 |align=center| 6 ||
 * Jacob van Heemskerck
 * Jacob van Heemskerck
 * Jinan            ||align=center| 15 ||
 * Jianghu        ||align=center| 31 ||
 * Jiangwei      ||align=center| 14 ||
 * Joao Belo    ||align=center| 3  ||
 * Joao Coutinho
 * Jiangwei      ||align=center| 14 ||
 * Joao Belo    ||align=center| 3  ||
 * Joao Coutinho
 * Joao Coutinho
 * Joao Coutinho
 * Jupiter        ||align=center| 2  ||
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K
|align=center| 8 || 1991–1995
 * Kang Ting    ||align=center| 6  ||
 * Karel Doorman
 * Karel Doorman
 * Karel Doorman
 * Kasturi        ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Knox              ||align=center|    || 46 FF, 1969–1974
 * Kola             ||align=center|    ||
 * Köln         ||align=center| 6  ||
 * Koni              ||align=center| 14 ||
 * Kotor              ||align=center| 2 ||
 * Kortenaer    ||align=center| 10   || 1978–1983
 * Krivak    ||align=center|  40  || See Burevestnik class.
 * Kwanggaeto  ||align=center| 3  ||
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 * Kotor              ||align=center| 2 ||
 * Kortenaer    ||align=center| 10   || 1978–1983
 * Krivak    ||align=center|  40  || See Burevestnik class.
 * Kwanggaeto  ||align=center| 3  ||
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 * Krivak    ||align=center|  40  || See Burevestnik class.
 * Kwanggaeto  ||align=center| 3  ||
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L

 * La Fayette  ||align=center| 5  ||
 * Leander        ||align=center| 44 ||
 * Legkiy          ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Lekiu            ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Loch              ||align=center| 32 ||
 * Lupo              ||align=center| 4  ||
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 * Lekiu            ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Loch              ||align=center| 32 ||
 * Lupo              ||align=center| 4  ||
 * colspan=3|
 * Lupo              ||align=center| 4  ||
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M
|align=center| 6 || |align=center| 3 || ex-UK Tribal class |align=center| 4 || Italian built Lupo class
 * Ma An Shan   ||align=center|    || 2 + 2
 * Maestrale    ||align=center| 8  ||
 * Marasesti     ||align=center| 1  ||
 * Mariscal Sucre
 * Marasesti     ||align=center| 1  ||
 * Mariscal Sucre
 * Mariscal Sucre
 * Mariscal Sucre
 * Marte            ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Martha Khristina Tiyahahu
 * Martha Khristina Tiyahahu
 * Martha Khristina Tiyahahu
 * Meliton Carvajal
 * Meliton Carvajal
 * Mohammed V  ||align=center| 2  || Floreal class
 * Moudge  ||align=center| 2  || Iranian Built
 * Muavenet      ||align=center| 6  ||
 * Mubarak        ||align=center| 4  || ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class
 * colspan=3|
 * Muavenet      ||align=center| 6  ||
 * Mubarak        ||align=center| 4  || ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|

N
|align=center| 2 || ex-Chinese Jianghu class |align=center| 2 ||
 * Najim al Zafir
 * Najim al Zafir
 * Najin            ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Naresuan      ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Neustrashimy
 * Naresuan      ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Neustrashimy
 * Neustrashimy
 * Nilgiri      ||align=center| 6  || built by MDL; Indian Navy: 1972-2010
 * Niteroi        ||align=center| 6  ||
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 * Niteroi        ||align=center| 6  ||
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 * colspan=3|

O
|align=center|   || 51 FFG, 1977–1989
 * Oliver Hazard Perry
 * Oliver Hazard Perry
 * Oslo              ||align=center| 3  ||
 * Osman            ||align=center| 1  || ex-Chinese Jianghu II class
 * colspan=3|
 * Osman            ||align=center| 1  || ex-Chinese Jianghu II class
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P
|align=center| 1 || former seaplane tender |align=center| 2 || ex-US Knox class
 * Para              ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Pham Ngu Lao
 * Pham Ngu Lao
 * Pham Ngu Lao
 * Phutthayotfa Chulalok
 * Phutthayotfa Chulalok
 * Pizarro        ||align=center| 8  ||
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 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|

R

 * Rahmat          ||align=center|    || one ship, decommissioned 2004 and retired
 * Regele Ferdinand     ||align=center| 2  ||
 * colspan=3|
 * Regele Ferdinand     ||align=center| 2  ||
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|

S

 * Sachsen   ||align=center| 3  ||
 * Salisbury class    ||align=center| 4 ||
 * Sanadikun    ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Santa Maria ||align=center| 6 || Oliver Hazard Perry class
 * Shivalik ||align=center| 3 || built by MDL; Indian Navy: 2010–present
 * SF3000          ||align=center|    || two planned
 * Smeli             ||align=center| 1  || ex-Russian Delfin class
 * Soho              ||align=center| 1  ||
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 * Shivalik ||align=center| 3 || built by MDL; Indian Navy: 2010–present
 * SF3000          ||align=center|    || two planned
 * Smeli             ||align=center| 1  || ex-Russian Delfin class
 * Soho              ||align=center| 1  ||
 * colspan=3|
 * Soho              ||align=center| 1  ||
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|

T
|align=center| 21 || |align=center| 3 || |align=center| 1 || |align=center| 6 || |align=center| 4 || |align=center| 10 || |align=center| 2 || |align=center| 6 || |align=center| 9 || |align=center| 12 || |align=center| 8 || |align=center| 8 || |align=center| 10 || |align=center| 6 || |align=center| 4 || |align=center| 4 || |align=center| 4 ||
 * Talwar          ||align=center| 6  || Indian Navy: 2003–present
 * Tariq            ||align=center| 1  || ex-British sloop Whimbrel
 * Tariq            ||align=center| 6  || ex-UK Amazon class
 * Te Kaha (Anzac)  ||align=center| 2  || These are Anzac-Class frigate, just built for NZ
 * Thetis          ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Tromp          ||align=center|    || two ships, 1975–1976
 * Type 053H/H1 Xiamen (Jianghu I/II)
 * Te Kaha (Anzac)  ||align=center| 2  || These are Anzac-Class frigate, just built for NZ
 * Thetis          ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Tromp          ||align=center|    || two ships, 1975–1976
 * Type 053H/H1 Xiamen (Jianghu I/II)
 * Tromp          ||align=center|    || two ships, 1975–1976
 * Type 053H/H1 Xiamen (Jianghu I/II)
 * Type 053H/H1 Xiamen (Jianghu I/II)
 * Type 053H2 Huangshi (Jianghu III)
 * Type 053H2 Huangshi (Jianghu III)
 * Type 053HT-H Siping (Jianghu IV)
 * Type 053HT-H Siping (Jianghu IV)
 * Type 053H1G Zigong (Jianghu V)
 * Type 053H1G Zigong (Jianghu V)
 * Type 053H2G Anqing (Jiangwei)
 * Type 053H2G Anqing (Jiangwei)
 * Type 053H3 Jiaxing (Jiangwei II)
 * Type 053H3 Jiaxing (Jiangwei II)
 * Type 054 Ma'anshan
 * Type 054 Ma'anshan
 * Type-12 Whitby (Batch 1)
 * Type-12 Whitby (Batch 1)
 * Type-12 Rothesay (Batch 2)
 * Type-12 Rothesay (Batch 2)
 * Type-14 Blackwood
 * Type-14 Blackwood
 * Type-12M Leander (Batch 1)
 * Type-12M Leander (Batch 1)
 * Type-12M Leander (Batch 2)
 * Type-12M Leander (Batch 2)
 * Type-12M Leander (Batch 3)
 * Type-12M Leander (Batch 3)
 * Type-21 Amazon       ||align=center| 8  ||
 * Type-22 Boxer (Batch 2)
 * Type-22 Boxer (Batch 2)
 * Type-22 Boxer (Batch 2)
 * Type-22 Broadsword (Batch 1)
 * Type-22 Broadsword (Batch 1)
 * Type-22 Cornwall (Batch 3)
 * Type-22 Cornwall (Batch 3)
 * Type-23 Duke         ||align=center| 16 ||
 * Type-41 Leopard ||align=center| 5 ||
 * Type-61 Salisbury
 * Type-41 Leopard ||align=center| 5 ||
 * Type-61 Salisbury
 * Type-61 Salisbury
 * Type-81 Tribal  ||align=center| 7  ||
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|

U

 * Ulsan            ||align=center| 9  ||
 * Uruguay        ||align=center| 3  || ex-French
 * colspan=3|
 * Uruguay        ||align=center| 3  || ex-French
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|

V
|align=center| 3 ||
 * Van Amstel  ||align=center| 6  || former USN Bostwick class
 * Van Speyk    ||align=center| 6  || 1967-1968 modernised Leander class
 * Vasco da Gama
 * Van Speyk    ||align=center| 6  || 1967-1968 modernised Leander class
 * Vasco da Gama
 * Vasco da Gama
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|

W

 * Wielingen    ||align=center| 3  ||
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|

Y

 * Yavuz            ||align=center| 4  ||
 * Ydra              ||align=center| 4  ||
 * colspan=3|
 * Ydra              ||align=center| 4  ||
 * colspan=3|
 * colspan=3|

Z

 * Zagreb          ||align=center| 2  ||
 * Zuhai            ||align=center| 1  ||
 * Zulfiquar    ||align=center| 4  ||
 * }
 * Zulfiquar    ||align=center| 4  ||
 * }
 * }