Tanelorn's Fleet

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The Frégate de défense et d'intervention (FDI) program consists of five ships for the French navy, with commissioning now planned from 2024 onwards. Greece just signed an agreement with France's Naval Group to purchase three frigates, with an option for one more.

 

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The very successful French Gowind class corvette is in service/ on order with the Egyptian navy (2 comissioned +2 under construction in Alexandria), Malaysia (1 launched +5 under construction), Argentina (2 comissioned +2 launched), Romania (1 under construction in France, 3 to be built in Constanta), the UAE (2 ordered), Indonesia (2 ordered) and Greece (3 agreed on as part of the Belharra contract, talks for up to 7 total including ships built here).
ARA ships like Bouchard (formerly French L'Adroit) follow of a different layout. Will do.

 

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The Turkish Ada class corvettes bear some superfical similarity to the USN LCS Freedom ships but are a more conventional design. Four are in service, two more are under construction for Pakistan as the Babur class and another two are on order by Ukraine, to build themselves.

 

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The Littoral Combat Ship, LCS (LM Freedom class, not the GD Independence class). Neither fish nor fowl, jack of all trades- master of none. A failed original concept- fast but unreliable. Though deliveries have not yet been completed, the USN has started to retire the the class.
The Saudis have been saddled with the MMSC variant. I think it is their punishment for the fate of a certain journalist.

 

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ARA Bouchard (formerly L'Adroit) is a patrol vessel designed for maritime protection missions. She was originally part of the Gowind family of corvettes. The design was self-funded by DCNS without an initial customer, and was initially leased to the French Navy as L'Adroit before being sold to the Argentine Navy in November 2018. Two are in comission, two more have been launched.

 

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The second batch of four Ada anti-sub corvettes for Turkey was cancelled in favour of this enlarged Istanbul multi role frigate version. It has VLS launchers and incorporates localy produced components. One is undergoing trials, three are on order.

 

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Tanelorn, great naval units!

 

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Dutch sigma class frigate-corvette. In use by Indonesia (4 corvettes + 6 light frigates under construction), Morocco (2 corvettes+1 light frigate) and 8 light frigates under construction for Mexico. Electric propulsion makes it a silent sub hunter/ killer.
A good all rounder. My favourite.

 

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Derived from the Danish Iver Huitfeld design (3 ships), 5 type 31 general purpose frigates are planned to be built for the Royal navy and 2 more for Indonesia. Very cost effective.
Update 21/10/21

Type 22 Broadsword, minor mod of Fairlines Type 21 Amazon.
14 active 1979 – 2011, 5 in service with Brazil (2 formerly active -1996, one decommissioned in 2021), Romania (2-2003 modernised) and Chile(1-2004).
These were replaced by Type 23 Duke, 16 made, in commission since 1987, 3 vessels sold to Chile (2008), one (RN) retired in 2021. Very well armed.
Type 45 is a class of six AA guided missile destroyers that were built to replace the Type 42 Sheffield-class, in commission since 2009.
The Type 26 is a class of frigate currently being built for the UK's Royal Navy (8), with variants also being built for the Australian (9) and Canadian (15) navies. They have also been offered to Brazil (5 or 6).

 

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Danish frigate Iver Huitfeldt, 3 built. Derived from the similar Absalon general support ship.

 

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Vosper Thornycroft -now BAE Systems Surface Ships- fast attack craft (missile boats):
Greece X7 Super Vita Roussen class delivered 2005-2020. The 7th ship hasnt been comissioned yet. An eighth ship was revealed in January 2021, though there hasn't been an order yet.
Qatar X4 Super Vita Barzan class delivered 1996-1998
Ukraine X8 Super Vita on order since 2020, 6 to be built locally
Oman x4 Vita Dhofar class delivered 1982-1989
Kenya x2 Vita Nyayo class delivered 1987 similar to the Omani ones, now disarmed
Original x6 Ramadan class for Egypt, delivered 1981-1982
United States Navy x14 Cyclone class patrol ships, similar to the Omani ones, Griffin missiles, delivered 1993-2000, 4 served briefly with the coast guard
Philippines x1 Alvarez class, ex USN Cyclone transferred in 2004

 

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Taiwanese Kuang Hua VI (not IV) missile boat, in comission since 2003, x31 planned.
Skjold and Hamina next.
update 20/10/21

The Tuo Chiang is a Taiwanese-designed class of fast (up to 45 knots) and stealthy multi-mission corvettes. two out of a planned dozen are currently active.

 

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The Stereguschiy and Gremyashchiy classes are the latest corvettes of the Russian navy. The Steregushchiy class are multipurpose corvettes, designed to replace the Grisha class.
9 of 18 Stereguschiy have been completed.

Two more may have been exported to Algeria in 2014-15. Another one has since been delivered and two more are currently under construction for the north african navy.

Gremyashchiy-class corvettes are enlarged multipurpose vessels, designed for higher endurance missions, and are able to launch cruise missiles.
2 of 6 Gremyashchiy have been completed. -edit- One, “Provorny”, was seriously damaged by fire during construction recently and is not expected to be completed before 2026, if ever.

Project 20386 is the newest, larger and stealthy class of corvettes based on the Gremyashchiy class. One out of ten ordered has been completed (Merkuriy?).

Edit: Added the rear masts.

Project 20386 corvette.
Update 20/10/21
Buyan and Karakurt corvettes

Buyan class corvettes are replacing the Soviet Nanuchkas. The original three that entered service in 2006 have been replaced by the -M variant that has some stealth, Kalibr or Oniks missiles and double the displacement, from 2010 onwards. 12 in service, 15 planned.
These have been superseeded since 2018 by the even more compact Karakurt class, even cheaper but with basically the same capabilities. 3 in service, 8 completed,16 planned in total.

With a problematic launch history that spanned the 90s, the first Gepard frigate entered Russian service in 2003, followed by a second one in 2012, while a third one is partly complete. One was used to fire missiles from the Caspian sea, to hit targets in Syria. Two more pairs of frigates entered Vietnamese service in 2011 and 2018 respectively.

 

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Norwegian Skjold (shield) class superfast (60 knots) stealth corvette armed with 8 NSM missiles. Six comissioned between 1999 and 2012.

 

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Hamina class missile fast attack craft class. Four entered comission between 1998 and 2006.

Funky Finnish camo.
Visby next.

 

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Swedish Visby class corvette. Five entered commission between 2009-2015. Visby gen 2 in planning.

 

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The UAE Baynunah class of corvettes is based on the CMN Group's Combattante BR70 design. Six were commissioned betweeen 2011 and 2017

Doha class (or Al Zubarah-class) is a class of four planned corvettes built by Fincantieri for the Qatari Emiri Navy, two of which were expected to be commissioned in 2021.

The Korean Pohang-class cold war general purpose corvettes, in commission since 1984. Out of 24, 10 are still in service with the Korean navy. One has been torpedoed by the north, two have been transferred to Vietnam, one each to Egypt, the Philippines, Peru and Colombia.

The preceeding four Donghae-class cold war coastal patrol corvettes were commissioned in 1983. Three were decommissioned and scrapped by 2011. One was transferred to Colombia, still in service.

Korean frigates:
The 10 ship Ulsan light guided missle frigate class entered service in 1981. Four remain in active service and two are in reserve.
The six Incheon-class ships are coastal defense frigates that entered service from 2016.
The Daegu class of guided missile frigates is based on the Incheon-class. Eight Daegu-class ships are planned, two are in service, starting in 2018.

The three Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyers based on their displacement are classified by some as frigates. The class entered commission in 1998.
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class multipurpose destroyers were commissioned by the ROK navy in 2003. Six ships were launched by Hyundai and Daewoo in four years.
The Sejong the Great-class destroyers are three Aegis guided missile destroyers of the ROKN which has deployed three ships since 2008. An option for three more was taken up in December 2013, expected from 2024 onwards.

The two Philippine Navy ships of the Jose Rizal class are multi-role guided missile frigates, a modified variant of the Incheon-class.
The Bhumibol Adulyadej-class frigate is a modification of the Gwanggaeto class for the Thai Navy. It differs with the addition of stealth features. One is active, one is postponed.
In 2001, Bangladesh commissioned a heavily modified Ulsan-class frigate as the BNS Bangabandhu.
Update 21/10/21:
Meko A200 family

The improved German MEKO A200 SAN Valour class for the South African navy includes four ships that entered service in 2006- 2007.
Two similar Meko A200AN Elradil class entered Algerian service between 2016- 2018.
Egypt ordered another six in 2019.
Update 22/10/21

The Malaysian MEKO A100 Kedah (6, 2006-) and the Polish ORP Slazak "Silesian" (one, 2019- originally intended to be armed as a corvette) are classified as missile patrol ships .
The Brazilian MEKO A100 Tamandaré class will eventually include four ships, one is currently being built. The Brazilian Navy plans to order two more.
Update 23/10/21
Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain.

Istiqlal Lurssen FPB-57class commissioned 1983 originally 2, one sunk by Iraq.
Al Sanbouk Lurssen TNC-45 class commissioned 1984 originally 6, 5 captured or sunk by Iraq.
Um Al Maradim Combattante P37-BRL class commissioned 1998–2000, 8.

 

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Modern German navy ships:
The K130 Braunschweig class is Germany's newest class of ocean-going corvettes. Five ships have replaced the Gepard-class fast attack craft of the German Navy from 2008 onwards.
In 2016 it was announced that a second batch of five more corvettes is to be procured from 2022–25.

The Israeli Saar 6 is a derivative of the Braunschweig. Two entered commission last year,two more are under way.

Here is a Saar 5 from 93 for comparisson. Three built.

The F123 Brandenburg is a class of four German frigates commissioned between 1994 and 1996 to replace the Hamburg-class destroyers. These frigates primarily carry out anti-submarine warfare. Their design includes some stealth features. Currently the F123 class is being upgraded.

The F124 Sachsen is the German Navy's latest class of three AA frigates, entering commission in 2003. The design of the Sachsen-class frigate is based on that of the Brandenburg class but with enhanced stealth features. They are comparable to destroyers in capability and size and replaced the Lütjens class. A fourth ship option was not taken up.

The F125 Baden-Württemberg-class are four multi mission frigates of the German Navy, which have the highest displacement of any class of frigate worldwide, because they are really destroyers. They are to replace the Bremen class (one still active). Three entered commission since 2019, one is under construction.

 

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The Kola class wwere a group of 8 frigates built for the Soviet Navy in the 1950s.These ships were analogous to WWII destroyer escorts. They were considered too expensive, so the smaller and cheaper Riga-class frigate was built instead. All were scrapped in the 70s.

The Project 675 Echo II nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarines were modified to carry the Front series of radars and launch the SS-N-3 Shadock anti-carrier weapons. The submarine itself was highly vulnerable to attack while on the surface operating its radar. A total of 29 Echo IIs were constructed between 1962 and 1968, of which 10 were converted to carry the SS-N-12 by the mid-1980s. By that time the Echos were obsolete. All had been de-commissioned by the mid-1990s.
At least four Echo submarines suffered serious accidents.

The Impetuoso class were the first post-WWII destroyers built for the Italian Navy. The two ships, based on an uncompleted WWII design entered service in 1958 and were retired in the early 1980s.
The Impavido class were the first Italian guided missile destroyers. Comparable to the US Navy's Coontz and Charles F. Adams classes in their ASW and long-range anti-aircraft capabilities However, they were not armed with SSM's. These two ships were essentially improved Impetuoso-class vessels, with the aft gun-turret replaced by a Tartar missile launcher and associated radar. In comission 1963 to 1992.

Centauro frigate x4 1958-1985, Carlo Bergamini frigate x4 1961-1988. Andrea Doria helicopter cruiser x2 1964-1992.

 

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The Skoryy class were the first destroyers built for the Soviet Navy after WWII. Seventy ships were built between 1949 and 1953 and were also exported to Egypt (3), Poland (2) and Indonesia (8). Stayed in service till the mid-80s. Insert flip the flag joke here.
The Rivere was a class of nine frigates built for the French Navy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Labeled "aviso-escorteur" (fr: "sloop-escort"), they were designed to perform the role of overseas patrol and anti-submarine escort. They served until the 90s when two were sold to Uruguay. Four similar ships were built for the Portuguese Navy as the João Belo class.
The Cleveland class was a group of light cruisers built for the U.S. Navy during WWII. They were the most numerous class of light cruisers ever built (27). Six that were completed as or converted into guided missile cruisers were reactivated during the 1950s and then served into the 1970s. All, particularly the Talos-armed ships, suffered from great stability problems due to the extra top weight.
USS Bainbridge was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser, originally designated a nuclear-powered guided missile destroyer leader, called a "frigate" at the time in the United States Navy, the only ship of her class. Served until 1995.
Shrunk versions of the Osa I, Shershen and Combatante II missle/ torpedo boats.
The Algerine-class minesweeper was a large group (110) of minesweepers built for the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy between 1942 and 1944. Five were later (1948) transferred to the Greek Navy, and served till the mid/ late 70s. Five were transferred to the Belgian Navy, two to South Africa and two to Ceylon; another five, one apiece, were acquired by Burma, Nigeria, Italy, Iran, and Thailand. Two were transferred to Belgium in 1959. One was in service until 2012 with the Royal Thai Navy.