But its only real muscle is three or four missile frigates, all French-built, bought direcdy from us.

(Detailed look at guided missile frigate's operations and mine attack)

And the pilot wheeled away, heading for the deck of the missile frigate.

The guided missile frigate ended 1967 and began 1968 at Charleston.

He was until 2002 a Navy lieutenant aboard the guided missile frigate Gallery.

He was awarded a Silver Star, and a guided missile frigate was later named for him.

To be enduring enough, the ships had to reach 3000 tonnes, the size of a missile frigate.

Over the next four years, the guided missile frigate was deployed to European waters once each year.

They were the first French ships to be built specifically as guided missile frigates.

The flotilla will include two cruisers plus guided missile frigates and destroyers.