This list of frigate classes includes all post–World War II frigate classes listed alphabetically.
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! Frigate class
! width=120px | Number<br>of ships
! Notes
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A
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 ||
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 || derivative of
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| ||align=center| 3 ||
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| ||align=center| 3 ||
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| ||align=center| 3 ||
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 || ex-Dutch
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| Al-Aziz ||align=center| 1 || MEKO 200 design, three under construction
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| Al Riyadh ||align=center| 3 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 || ex-US
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| ||align=center| 4 || ex-US
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| ||align=center| 4 || MEKO 360 design
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| ||align=center| 4 || built in Germany
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 || built in Britain for the Iranian Navy
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| ||align=center| 5 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 || modified ex-US Casco class, all decommissioned
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| ||align=center| 10 || MEKO 200 design, built by Tenix in Williamstown, Vic, Australia
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| ||align=center| 1 || MEKO 360 design
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 || ex-US
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| ||align=center| 1 || built in Myanmar
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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B
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 5 || modified
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| ||align=center| 1 || modified
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 || MEKO 200 design
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| ||align=center| 21 ||
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| ||align=center| 19 || see Burevestnik class
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 10 ||
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| ||align=center| 3 || built by GRSE; Indian Navy: 2000–present
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 8 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 || FF 1963
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| ||align=center| 6 || FFG 1966 to 1968
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| ||align=center| 3 ||
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| ||align=center| 40 ||
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C
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| Canterbury (Leander) ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 78 || US built destroyer escorts
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 || Chinese Jianghu III class
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 8 ||
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| ||align=center| 8 || ex-US
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| ||align=center| 12 ||
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| ||align=center| 11 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 9 || French built, decommissioned 3 ships sold to Uruguay
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| ||align=center| 4 || British built Leander class
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| ||align=center| 2 (planned) ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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D
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| ||align=center| 17 ||
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| ||align=center| 8 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 || ex-US
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| ||align=center| 1 || Vosper Mk 7 design
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| ||align=center| 3 || ex-US
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 13 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 || training ship
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E
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| ||align=center| 1 || ex-British destroyer Zenith
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| ||align=center| 10 || ex-Dutch
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| ||align=center| 2 || ex-British
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 || MEKO 200 design
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| ||align=center| 6 || MEKO 140 design
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F
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| ||align=center| 3 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 ||
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| FREMM ||align=center| 22+(24) || twenty-seven planned
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| ||align=center| 5 || derivative of
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G
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| Gabya ||align=center| 8 || ex-US
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| ||align=center| 11 || 10 FF and 1 AGFF ship, 1964–1968
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| ||align=center| 2 || ex-US
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| ||align=center| 7 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 ||
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| ||align=center| 3 || built by MDL; Indian Navy: 1983–present
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| ||align=center| 3 || derivative of
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| ||align=center| 4 || ex-UK Broadsword class (Batch 1)
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| ||align=center| 3 || ex-US
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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H
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| ||align=center| 12 ||
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| ||align=center| 12 ||
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 || MEKO 200 design
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I
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 1 || ex-US ; two others decommissioned
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 3 ||
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J
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| ||align=center| 2 || 1986
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| ||align=center| 3 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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K
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| ||align=center| 6 ||
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| ||align=center| 8 || 1991–1995
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 46 || 46 FF, 1969–1974
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| ||align=center| 8 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 ||
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| ||align=center| 14 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 12 || 1978–1983
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| Krivak ||align=center| 40 || See Burevestnik class.
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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L
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| ||align=center| 5 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 14 ||
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| ||align=center| 44 ||
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| ||align=center| 9 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 32 ||
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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M
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| ||align=center| 8 ||
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| ||align=center| || 2 + 4
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 || Sigma-class design
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 3 || ex-UK , all decommissioned
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| ||align=center| 4 || Italian-built
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| ||align=center| 18 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 3 ||
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| ||align=center| 5 || Iranian built
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| ||align=center| 4 || ex-US
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N
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| ||align=center| 2 || Chinese Jianghu III class
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 || built by MDL; Indian Navy: 1972–2010
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| ||align=center| 7 ||
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O
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| ||align=center| 26 || 2 with the Polish Navy (as General K. Pulaski class), 4 with the Egyptian Navy (as Mubarak class), 1 with the Royal Bahrain Naval Forces, 8 with the Turkish Navy (as Gabya class), 1 with Pakistan Navy (as Alamgir class) and 10 with the United States Navy
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| ||align=center| 5 ||
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P
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 54 ||
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| ||align=center| 1 || former seaplane tender
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| ||align=center| 2 || ex-US
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| ||align=center| 8 ||
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| ||align=center| 21 || modified
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R
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| ||align=center| 1 || decommissioned 2004 and retired
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| ||align=center| 1 || Sigma-class design
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| Regele Ferdinand ||align=center| 2 || ex-UK Type 22 frigate
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| ||align=center| 69 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 ||
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S
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| ||align=center| 3 ||
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| Samadikun ||align=center| 4 ||ex-US
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| ||align=center| 6 || Spanish subclass of US
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| ||align=center| (2) || two planned
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| ||align=center| 3 || built by MDL; Indian Navy: 2010–present
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 || Sigma-class design
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T
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| ||align=center| 6 || Indian Navy: 2003–present
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| ||align=center| 1 || Sigma-class design
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| Tariq ||align=center| 1 || ex-British sloop Whimbrel
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| ||align=center| 6 || ex-UK
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| ||align=center| 7+(2) ||
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 3 ||
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| ||align=center| 2 || 1975–1976
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| Type 053H (Jianghu I) ||align=center| 14 ||
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| Type 053H1 (Jianghu II) ||align=center| 9 ||
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| Type 053H2 (Jianghu III) ||align=center| 3 ||
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| Type 053H1Q (Jianghu IV) ||align=center| 1 ||
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| Type 053H1G (Jianghu V) ||align=center| 6 ||
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| Type 053K (Jiangdong) ||align=center| 2 ||
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| Type 053H2G (Jiangwei I) ||align=center| 4 ||
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| Type 053H3 (Jiangwei II) ||align=center| 10 ||
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| Type 054 (Jiangkai I) ||align=center| 2 ||
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| Type 054A (Jiangkai II) ||align=center| 30 ||
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| Type 12 Whitby ||align=center| 8 ||
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| Type 12M Rothesay ||align=center| 21 ||
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| Type 12I Leander ||align=center| 26 ||
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| Type 12I Canterbury ||align=center| 2 || New Zealand variant of Leander class
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| Type 14 Blackwood ||align=center| 15 ||
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| Type 15 ||align=center| 23 || converted War Emergency Programme destroyers
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| Type 16 ||align=center| 10 || converted War Emergency Programme destroyers
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| Type 21 Amazon ||align=center| 8 ||
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| Type 22 Broadsword (Batch 1) ||align=center| 4 ||
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| Type 22 Boxer (Batch 2) ||align=center| 6 ||
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| Type 22 Cornwall (Batch 3) ||align=center| 4 ||
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| Type 23 Duke ||align=center| 16 ||
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| Type 41 Leopard ||align=center| 7 ||
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| Type 61 Salisbury ||align=center| 4 ||
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| Type 81 Tribal ||align=center| 7 ||
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U
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| ||align=center| 9 ||
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| ||align=center| 3 || ex-French
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V
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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| ||align=center| 6 || ex-US
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| ||align=center| 6 || 1967–1968 modernised
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| ||align=center| 3 || MEKO 200 design
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| ||align=center| 4 ||
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W
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| ||align=center| 1 || modified
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| ||align=center| 1 ||
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| ||align=center| 3 ||
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Y
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| ||align=center| 4 || MEKO 200 design
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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Z
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| ||align=center| 2 ||
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| Zulfiquar ||align=center| 4 ||
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