frigate

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Greece, meanwhile, said it was sending two frigates and two F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus.

From Barron's

Greece announced shortly afterwards that it was sending two frigates and F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus, one of the member states of the European Union.

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A Cypriot government spokesman said two more drones targeting the base were "dealt with in a timely manner" and Greece announced it was deploying frigates and jets to help protect Cyprus, a fellow EU member.

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And the Royal Navy can muster only a handful of frigates, destroyers and nuclear submarines.

From The Wall Street Journal

The US military now has 13 warships stationed in the Middle East: the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which arrived late last month, nine destroyers and three frigates.

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