frigate escort

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• frigate — 1580s, from M.Fr. frégate (1520s), from It. fregata (Neapolitan fregate), like many ship names, of unknown origin. Originally a small, swift vessel; the word was applied to progressively larger types over the years, but since 1943 it is used… …   Etymology dictionary

• frigate — [frig′it] n. [Fr frégate < It fregata] 1. a fast, medium sized sailing warship of the 18th and early 19th cent., which carried from 24 to 60 guns 2. a Brit. warship between a corvette and a destroyer 3. a) until 1975, a U.S. warship larger… …   English World dictionary

• Frigate — For the bird, see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ [frĭg ĭt] is a warship. The term has been used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries.In the 18th century, the term referred to ships which were as long as a ship of the …   Wikipedia

• frigate — /frig it/, n. 1. a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and heavily armed on one or two decks. 2. any of various types of modern naval vessels ranging in size from a destroyer escort to a… …   Universalium

• frigate — n. 1 a Brit. a naval escort vessel between a corvette and a destroyer in size. b US a similar ship between a destroyer and a cruiser in size. 2 hist. a warship next in size to ships of the line. Phrases and idioms: frigate bird any marine bird of …   Useful english dictionary

• frigate — /ˈfrɪgət / (say friguht) noun 1. (formerly) a naval vessel next in size to a ship of the line. 2. a general purpose warship of about 2700 tonnes, used as an escort vessel. {French frégate, from Italian fregata} …  

• Destroyer escort — A destroyer escort (DE) is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti… …   Wikipedia

• Nebulon-B frigate — First appearance The Empire Strikes back Affiliation Rebel Alliance, Galactic Empire References …   Wikipedia

• Mid-Ocean Escort Force — (MOEF) referred to the organization of anti submarine escorts for World War II trade convoys between Canada and the British Isles. The allocation of United States, British, and Canadian escorts to these convoys reflected preferences of the United …   Wikipedia

• Type 21 frigate — The Type 21 frigate or Amazon class frigate was a Royal Navy general purpose escort designed in the late 1960s, built in the 1970s and that served throughout the 1980s into the 1990s. HistoryThe class was designed to fulfil a requirement for a… …   Wikipedia

• Garcia class frigate — Garcia class frigates were United States Navy warships. These frigates were originally ocean escorts bearing the hull classification DE or DEG until 1975. The ships were commissioned between 1964 to 1968 and decommissioned between 1988 to… …   Wikipedia