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Frigate navy

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Frigate navy is a term describing a nation state's navy that is made of mostly frigates or destroyers as a major combat force. This navy would thus be lacking large vessels such as cruisers, a significant number of effective submarines, or aircraft carriers, but it would also be more effective and deployable than a navy that just maintains corvettes or gunboats. A frigate navy can be a green water navy or a brown water navy, depending on how logistics are structured.

Current Frigate Navies consist of:

  • United States Navy
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Canadian Navy
  • Royal Australian Navy
  • Royal New Zealand Navy
  • French Navy
  • Italian Navy
  • Royal Netherlands Navy
  • Royal Danish Navy
  • Royal Norwegian Navy
  • Royal Spanish Navy
  • Portuguese Navy
  • Russian Navy
  • People's Liberation Army Navy
  • Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • Republic of China Navy
  • Republic of Korea Navy
  • Republic of Singapore Navy
  • Vietnamese People's Navy
  • Indian Navy
  • Pakistani Navy
  • Royal Saudi Navy
  • Egyptian Navy
  • Hellenic Navy
  • Algerian National Navy
  • Royal Moroccan Navy
  • South African Navy
  • Brazilian Navy
  • Chilean Navy
  • Argentine Navy
  • Peruvian Navy
  • Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
  • Bulgarian Navy
  • Mexican Navy
  • Colombian Navy
  • Ecuadorian Navy
  • Uruguayan Navy
  • Bangladesh Navy
  • Royal Thai Navy
  • Indonesian Navy
  • Royal Malaysian Navy
  • Royal Belgian Navy
  • Korean People's Navy
  • Ukrainian Navy
  • Azerbaijani Navy
  • Libyan Navy
  • Syrian Navy
  • Nigerian Navy
  • Royal Bahrain Naval Force
  • Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
  • Polish Navy
  • Romanian Naval Forces
  • Montenegrin Navy
  • Myanmar Navy
  • Philippine Navy
  • Former frigate navies were:

  • Royal Swedish Navy
  • Estonian Navy
  • Cuban Navy
  • Israeli Navy
  • Finnish Navy
  • Tunisian Navy
  • Ethiopian Navy
  • Yemeni Navy
  • References

    Frigate navy Wikipedia