frigate

Fregatte

A sailing warship (of any size) built for speed and maneuverability; typically without raised upperworks, having a flush forecastle and tumblehome sides — Any of several types of warship

Fregatte

A sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling and blockading duties, but not considered large enough for the line of battle — Any of several types of warship

Fregatte

A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship — Any of several types of warship

Fregatte

An escort warship, smaller than a destroyer, introduced in World War 2 as an anti-submarine vessel — Any of several types of warship

Fregatte

A modern type of warship, equivalent in size or smaller than a destroyer, often focused on anti-submarine warfare, but sometimes general purpose — Any of several types of warship

Fregatte

A warship or space warship, inspired by one of the many historic varieties of frigateselten

Fregatte

A frigatebird (Fregata spp.)selten