List of frigate classes by country

The list of frigates by country includes all modern (post–1940) frigates organized by the country of which they were in service.

Argentina (Armada de la República Argentina)

Azopardo class - 2 ships (1957–1973)
Almirante Brown class - 4 ships in service 1983
Espora class - 6 ships in service 1985

Australia (Royal Australian Navy)

River class - 6 ships (all 6 decommissioned)
Adelaide class - 6 ships (all 6 decommissioned)
Anzac class - 8 ships built 1993–2004
Hunter class - 9 ships ordered

Bangladesh (Bangladesh Navy)

Umar Faruq class - 2 ship (ex-British Salisbury class) (1978–2016)
Osman class - 1 ship (ex-Chinese 'Jianghu I' class) (1989–2020)
Bangabandhu class - 1 ship (Ulsan Class) (2001–present)
Abu Bakr class - 2 ships (Type 053H2 Class Frigate) (2013–present)
Hamilton class - 2 ships (ex- USCGC Jarvis and USCGC Rush) (2013–present)

Belgium

Wielingen class - 4 ships (sold to Bulgaria or decommissioned)

Brazil

Greenhalgh class - 2 ships active (ex-UK Broadsword class (Batch 1))
Niteroi class - 6 ships built (1975–86)
Para class - all retired

Bulgaria

Koni class - 1 ship (ex-Russian Delfin)
Wielingen class - 3 ships (in Bulgarian Navy often designated as Drazki (Daring) class)

Canada (Royal Canadian Navy)

River class — 60 ships (1943–1947, decommissioned)
- Prestonian class — 21 ships converted from mothballed River classes (1953–1967, decommissioned)
Loch class — 3 ships (1944–1945, returned to the UK)
Halifax class — 12 ships (1992–present)

Chile (Armada de Chile)

Type 22 Boxer class (Batch 2) - 1 ship, 2003
Jacob van Heemskerck class - 2 ships, 2006
Karel Doorman class - 2/2 ships, 2006, 2007
Type 23 Duke class — 2/3 ships 2006, 2007, 2008

China (People's Liberation Army Navy)

Zuhai class - 1 ship
Jinan class - 15 ships
Type 053H/H1 Xiamen (Jianghu I/II) class - 21 ships
Type 053H2 Huangshi (Jianghu III) class - 3 ships
Type 053HT-H Siping (Jianghu IV) class - 1 ship
Type 053H1G Zigong (Jianghu V) class - 6 ships
Type 053H2G Anqing (Jiangwei) class - 4 ships
Type 053H3 (Jiangwei II) class - 8 ships
Type 054 (Jiangkai I) class - 2 ships
Type 054A (Jiangkai II) class - 22 ships (2 more are fitting out, and another 2 are under construction)

Colombia (Armada Nacional de Colombia)

Almirante Padilla class - 4 ships

Cuba

Tacoma class - 3 ships
Koni class - 3 ships
Rio Damuji class - 2 ships

Denmark (Søværnet)

Holger Danske class - 2 ships (ex-Canadian River class)
Esbern Snare class - 3 ships (ex-British Hunt Type II class)
Hvidbjørnen-class [da] OPV - 4 ships, classed as ocean patrol frigates.
- Beskytteren-ocean patrol frigate OPV. (classed as ocean patrol frigates). Later sold to Estonia and renamed EML Admiral Pitka (A230)
Peder Skram class - 2 ships
Thetis-class ocean patrol frigate- - 4 ships
Absalon-class flexible support ship - 2 ships. (Arguably a support ship, armed as a frigate)
Iver Huitfeldt class - 3 ships

Ecuador

Eloy Alfaro class - 2 ships (ex-British Leander class)

Egypt

Mubarak class - 4 ships (ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class)
FREMM Aquitaine class - 1 ship
FREMM Bergamini class - 2 ships
MEKO 200 class - 4 ships
Damyat class - 2 ships (ex-US Knox class)
Najim al Zafir class - 2 ships (ex-Chinese 'Jianghu' class)
El Fateh class - 1 ship (ex-British destroyer Zenith)
Tariq class - 1 ship (ex-British sloop Whimbrel)

France (Marine Nationale)

Commandant Rivière class - All 9 ships retired in 1996
Suffren class - All 2 anti-air ships retired in 2008
Tourville class - All 3 anti-submarine ships retired in 2013
Cassard class - All 2 anti-air ships retired in 2021
Georges Leygues class - All 7 anti-submarine ships retired in 2022
Floreal class - 6 ships in service
La Fayette class - 5 ships in service
Aquitaine class - 8 multipurpose ships in service
Horizon class - 2 anti-air ships in service
Amiral Ronarc'h class - 1 multipurpose ship in commissioning in 2025 and 5 expected

Germany (Deutsche Marine)

F120 Köln class - 6 ships retired
F122 Bremen class - 8 ships retired
F123 Brandenburg class - 4 ships 1990's
F124 Sachsen class - 3 newest heavy frigate (replacing destroyers)
F125 Baden-Württemberg class - 4 ships, in service by 2017 (replacing Bremen class)
F126 MKS-180 (Mehrzweckkampfschiff 180) - 4 ordered, 2 in option, to enter service by 2028, to replace the F123 Brandenburg-class.
F127 Future Air Defender - 4 to be ordered and replace the F124 Sachsen-class frigate, to enter service in the 2030s.

Greece (Hellenic Navy)

Elli class - 10 ships (ex-Dutch Kortenaer class)
Hydra class - 4 ships commissioned 1992–98
Kimon class - building ongoing, 4 ships expected in 2028

India (Indian Navy)

Type 14 Blackwood class - 3 decommissioned
Type 12 Whitby class - 2 decommissioned
Type 41 Leopard class - 3 decommissioned
Nilgiri-class frigate - 6 decommissioned
Godavari-class frigate - 3 decommissioned
Brahmaputra-class frigate - 3 active
Talwar class - 6 active, 4 under construction
Shivalik-class frigate - 3 active
Nilgiri-class frigate (2019) - 7 under construction
Project 17B-class frigate - 8 planned

Indonesia (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut)

Riga class – 8 ships, retired 1973–1986
Samadikun class – 4 ships (ex-US Claud Jones class), retired 2001–2009
Martha Khristina Tiyahahu class – 3 ships (ex-UK Tribal class), retired 2000
Ahmad Yani class – 6 ships (ex-Dutch Van Speijk class), 1 ship retired in 2019
Martadinata class – 2 ships, (modified Sigma class), frigate variant
Arrowhead 140 frigate – 2 under construction

Iran

Alvand class - 3 ships
Moudge class - 4 ships (2 more under construction)

Iraq (Iraqi Navy)

Ibn Khaldoum class - 1 ship, sunk in 2003
Lupo class - 4 ships planned, seized by Italy

Italy (Marina Militare)

Centauro class - 4 ships
Bergamini class - 4 ships
Alpino class - 2 ships
Lupo class - 4 ships
Maestrale class - 8 ships
Soldati class - 4 ships, originally built for Iraq
FREMM Bergamini class - 10

Japan (Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force)

Wakaba class - 1 ship decommissioned 1971
Asahi class - 2 ship all decommissioned 1975
Akebono class - 1 ship decommissioned 1976
Ikazuchi class - 2 ships decommissioned 1976 & 1977
Isuzu class - 4 ships all decommissioned 1991 to 1993
Chikugo class - 11 ships all decommissioned 1996 to 2003
Ishikari class - 1 ship decommissioned 2007
Yūbari class - 2 ships all decommissioned 2010
Abukuma class - 6 ships commissioned 1989 to 1993
Mogami class - 4 ships in construction as of September 2021

Libya (Libyan Navy)

Dat Assawari 1 ship commissioned 1973 (scrapped)
Koni class 2 ships (1 in service)

Malaysia (Royal Malaysian Navy)

Maharaja Lela - 5 ships (6 planned, 4 building, 1 cancelled)
Lekiu class - 2 ships
Hang Tuah class - 1 ship (retired)
Loch class — 1 ship (retired)
Rahmat class - 1 ship (retired)

Mexico

Allende class - 4 ships (ex-US Knox class)
Bravo class - 2 ships (ex-US Bronstein class)

Montenegro

Kotor class - 2 ships

Morocco

Mohammed V class - 2 ships (Floreal class)

Myanmar (Myanmar Navy)

River class - 1 ship (ex-UK HMS Fal)
Mahar Bandoola class - 2 ships (Type 053H1 class)
Aung Zeya class - 1 ship
Kyan Sittha - 2 ships
King Thalun - 1 ship

Netherlands (Koninklijke Marine)

Van Amstel class - 6 ships, 1954 (former United States Navy Cannon class)
Van Speijk class - 6 ships, 1967-1968 (modified Leander class)
Tromp class - 2 ships, 1975–1976
Kortenaer class - 10 ships, 1978–1983
Jacob van Heemskerck class - 2 ships, 1986
Karel Doorman class - 8 ships, 1991–1995
De Zeven Provinciën class - 4 ships, 2001–2005

New Zealand (Royal New Zealand Navy)

Loch class — 6 ships - decommissioned
Anzac-class frigate - 2 ships - in service since 1997
Type 12W - 1 ship - decommissioned
Type 12M - 2 ships - decommissioned
Type 12L (Leander class) - 4 ships - decommissioned

Norway (Royal Norwegian Navy)

Oslo class - 5 ships all decommissioned
Fridtjof Nansen class, modified version of Álvaro de Bazán class - 5 ships delivered (2011)

North Korea

Soho class - 1 ship
Najin class - 2 ships

Pakistan (Pak Behria)

Tariq class - 6 ships (ex-UK Amazon class) - 2 decommissioned
Zulfiquar class - 4 ships
Type 054AP/Tughril-class Frigate - 4 ships
Jinnah class - 4 being built
Alamgir class - 1 ship (ex-US (Oliver Hazard Perry class))

Peru (Marina de Guerra del Perú)

Modified Lupo class - 4 ships
Lupo class - 4 ships

Philippines (Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas)

Buckley class - 1 ship (1960–1964) all retired
Datu Kalantiaw class - 3 ships (1967–2018) all retired
Edsall class - 1 ship (1976–1988) all retired
Andrés Bonifacio class - 4 ships (1976–1993) all retired
Gregorio del Pilar class - 3 ships (2011–present) Patrol Frigate
Jose Rizal class - 2 ships (2020–present)
Miguel Malvar class - 2 ships (1 Sea trial-1 to be launch)TBD somewhere on March
Future Phillippine Horizon 3 frigate|Re-horizon 3 program|3 ships|(HDF-3500 from HHI,Istanbul-class frigate from Turkey,Navantia F110 frigate,ALPHA-5000 Navantia)

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Poland (Marynarka Wojenna)

General K. Pulaski class - 2 ships (ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class)

Portugal Navy (Marinha Portuguesa)

Joao Belo class - 3 ships
Vasco da Gama class - 3 ships
Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate - 2 ships
Admiral Pereira da Silva class - 3 ships

Romania (Forțele Navale Române)

Type 22 class - 2 ships
Mărăşeşti class - 1 ship
Rear-Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian class - 2 ships

Russia/USSR (Voyenno- Morskoy Flot)

Admiral Grigorovich class - 4 ships (6 planned)
Admiral Gorshkov class - 3 ships (8 planned)
Neustrashimy class - 2 ships.
Legky class - 2 ships
Bessmenny class - 10 ships; possible 4 still active as of 2008
Bditelny class - 19 ships; possibly 4 still active as of 2008
Koni class - 1 ship sold to Bulgaria
Mirka class - 18 ships all decommissioned
Petya class - 37 ships 8 still active as of 2008; 6 Vietnamese & 2 Syrian.
Riga class - 68 ships built 1950's sold to various navies
Kola class - 8 ships all decommissioned
Gepard class - 2 ship in service

Saudi Arabia (Saudi Navy)

Al Riyadh class - 3 ships building ( a version of the La Fayette class)
Al Madinah class - 4 ships

Singapore (Republic of Singapore Navy)

Formidable class - 6 ships commissioned 2007–2009

South Africa (South African Navy)

Loch class — 3 ships (no longer in service)
President class - 3 ships (no longer in service - 1 sunk & 2 scrapped)
Valour class - 4 ships (also known as MEKO A200SAN)

South Korea (Republic of Korea Navy)

"Chungnam"class - 6 ship being built
Incheon class - 6 ships
Daegu class - 8 ships
Ulsan class - 9 ships

Spain (Armada Española)

Marte class - 2 ships
Jupiter class - 2 ships
Eolo class - 2 ships
Pizarro class - 8 ships
Atrevida class - 6 ships
Baleares class - 5 ships (modified Knox class)
Santa Maria class - 6 ships (Oliver Hazard Perry class, built in Ferrol, Spain.)
Álvaro de Bazán class - 5 ships

Republic of China (Taiwan) (Republic of China Navy)

Cheng Kung class - 7 ships
Kang Ding class - 6 ships
Chi Yang class - 8 ships (ex-US Knox class)
Chien Yang class - 12 ships

Thailand (Royal Thai Navy)

Pin Klao class - 1 ship
Makut Rajakumarn class - 1 ship
Chao Phraya class - 2 ships (Type 053HT class)
Kraburi class - 2 ships (Type 053HT-H class)
Phutthayotfa Chulalok class - 2 ships (Knox class)
Naresuan class - 2 ships
Bhumibol Adulyadej class - 1 ship

Turkey (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri)

Gaziantep class - 9 ships (Oliver Hazard Perry class)
Muavenet class - 8 ships (Knox class)
Tepe class - 4 ships (Knox class)
Barbaros class - 2 ships
Salihreis class - 2 ships (modified Barbaros class)
Yavuz class - 4 ships
Berk class - 2 ships

Ukraine (Ukrainian Navy)

Krivak-class frigate — 1 ship (scuttled in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine to prevent capture)

United Kingdom (Royal Navy)

River class — 151 ships
Colony class — 21 ships
Captain class — 78 ships
Loch class — 24 ships
Bay class — 21 ships
Type 15 class— 23 ships
Type 16 class— 10 ships
Type 41 Leopard class — 4 ships
Type 61 Salisbury class — 4 ships
Type 12 Whitby class — 6 ships
Type 12I Rothesay class — 9 ships
Type 14 Blackwood class — 12 ships
Type 81 Tribal class — 7 ships
Type 12M Leander class (Batch 1) - 8 ships
Type 12M Leander class (Batch 2) - 8 ships
Type 12M broad-beamed Leander class (Batch 3) - 10 ships
Type 21 Amazon class — 8 ships
Type-22 Broadsword class (Batch 1) - 4 ships
Type-22 Boxer class (Batch 2) - 6 ships
Type-22 Cornwall class (Batch 3) - 4 ships
Type 23 Duke class — 16 ships

United States (United States Navy)

United States class - 6 original frigates of the US Navy 1797 to present (USS Constitution)
Bronstein class - 2 FF ships 1963 (Transfer to Mexico actual ARM Bravo Class)
Garcia class - 10 FF ships and 1 AGFF ship 1964 to 1968
Brooke class - 6 FFG ships 1966 to 1968
Knox class - 46 FF ships 1969 to 1974
Oliver Hazard Perry class - 51 FFG ships 1977 to 1989
Constellation class - 1 ship on order with 20 being planned total