frigate
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Mr. Phelan canceled a long-planned frigate and replaced it with an underpowered Coast Guard cutter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
A British naval frigate dispatched in response to the drone strike is on its way to the island.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
The frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts was on a routine convoy escort mission in the Persian Gulf when it struck the mine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The frigate was sunk by a US submarine on Wednesday just off Sri Lanka's southern coast.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
Their instructions were to travel to Sumatra and chart the transit there, but after just one night at sea their ship was attacked by a French frigate.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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