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	Frigate Encyclopedia Article @ Hostilities.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The term "frigate" was used in the seventeenth century, initially to describe a type of small, long, warship with small armament and a large crew used by Dunkirk for short-range raiding in the channel.
		The frigate was introduced to remedy some of the shortcomings inherent in the corvette design, namely limited armament, a hull form not suited to open ocean work, a single shaft which limited speed and manouverability, and a lack of range.
		Some new classes of frigates are optimized for high-speed deployment and combat with small craft ahead of the usual idea of sea combat between equal opponents, an example of this school of thought is the American Littoral Combat Ship, as exemplified by the first ship of the type, USS Freedom.
	www.hostilities.org /encyclopedia/Frigate (2491 words)

	Frigate - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Frigates were perhaps the hardest-worked of warship types during the age of sail.
		Early frigates were armed with 9-pounder (4 kg) guns, development soon led to 12- and 18-pounder (5 and 8 kg) armed frigates, and at the turn of the century the biggest ones even carried 24 pounder (11 kg) main batteries.
		The name frigate passed out of use in the mid-19th Century and was readopted after World War II by the British to describe an anti-submarine escort vessel larger than a corvette but smaller than a destroyer.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Frigate (1685 words)

	Concorde La Fayette Hotel
		At 16, de la Vergne became the maid of honor to Queen Anne of Austria and began also to acquire a literary education of sorts from Gilles Ménage, who gave her lessons in Italian and Latin.
		The ''La Fayette'' is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French ''Marine Nationale''.
		The La Fayette class units are light multi-mission frigates built by DCN and operated by France (''Marine Nationale''), Saudi Arabia, Singapore (''Republic of Singapore Navy'') and Taiwan (''Republic of China Navy'').
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/40/concorde-la-fayette-hotel.html (1567 words)

	Naval Technology - La Fayette - Frigates
		The French Navy's La Fayette class multipurpose stealth frigates have been developed by DCN International and built at the DCN Lorient Naval Dockyard.
		The French Navy awarded DCN the contracts to construct the La Fayette (F710), Surcoef (F711) and Courbet (F712) frigates in 1988, and Aconit (F713) and Guepratte (F714) in 1992.
		The La Fayette class incorporates a number of stealth features - the sides of the vessel are sloped at 10° to minimise radar cross section, surfaces have been coated in radar-absorbent paint and the profiles of external features have been reduced.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/lafayette (847 words)

	Informat.io on Frigate
		However, many ships known as frigates have bordered on, or entirely been more similar to a different class of ship including everything ranging from a destroyer to a cruiser or even a battleship.
		The term "frigate" passed out of use in the mid-19th century and was readopted during World War II by the British to describe an anti-submarine escort vessel larger than a corvette but smaller than a destroyer.
		From the 1950s to the 1970s, guided missile "frigates" were commissioned in the United States Navy, which were actually AAW cruisers built on destroyer-style hulls; some of them (the American Bainbridge-, Truxtun-, California- and Virginia-classes) were nuclear-powered.
	www.informat.io /?title=frigate (1640 words)

	Type 054 (Jiangkai Class) Multirole Missile Frigate \| Navy \| SinoDefence.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Type 054 (NATO codename: Jiangkai Class) is the new generation multirole frigate for the PLA Navy.
		The PLA Navy began to develop a successor to its Jianghu and Jiangwei class frigates in the late 1990s.
		Like the French La Fayette class, the Type 054 incorporates a number of stealthy features, including the sloped side to minimise radar cross section, the radar-absorbent paint on the hull surface, and the reduced profiles of external features.
	www.sinodefence.com /navy/surface/054.asp (1071 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Frigate
		In the late 1800s, the term "frigate"?title=fell out of naval fashion; ships that had been designated frigates were redesignated "cruising-ships"?title=and from there to cruisers.
		The term "frigate"?title=would lie unused until the Second World War, when it would be reappropriated to describe a new type of convoy escort vessel.
		The term "frigate"?title=passed out of use in the mid-19th century and was readopted during World War II by the British Royal Navy to describe a new type of anti-submarine escort vessel that was larger than a corvette, but smaller than a destroyer.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Frigate (2332 words)

	Kang Ding-class [La Fayette] Frigate - Republic of China [Taiwan] Navy
		The primary mission of these newer frigates is sea control, particularly the capability to protect the sea lanes beyond the range of coastal aircraft.
		The stealth aspect of the La Fayette was crucial to the "listening post" role as the ship gives the radar signature of a a 500-ton fishing trawler.
		Overall, the Kang Ding class undoubtedly has a certain superiority over the warships of mainland China's navy, especially in terms of antisubmarine and stealth features, but it also has many hidden problems and weaknesses, which will be hard to overcome.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rocn/kang-ding.htm (928 words)

	MBDA Aster - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Land zone defence, with the Aster-30; the aim is to provide effective defences against modern missiles.
		The French La Fayette class frigates use the Aster
		The Saudi frigate Al Damman was the first warship to launch an Aster, on the 23rd of March 2004.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Aster_15 (1033 words)

	Ma'anshan class frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Type 054 is successor to the Jiangwei and Jianghu class frigates of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
		The 054 Frigate resembles the French La Fayette Frigate externally.
		A comparison with the latest La Fayette frigate equipment shows that the French have upgraded them to newer versions in 1990s, so the PLAN's 054's systems are one generation behind the French navy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ma'anshan_class_frigate (584 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - FOST's international reputation is growing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The new Turkish Barbaros-class frigate Kemalreis was commissioned in June.
		The Portuguese Vasco Da Gama-class frigate Alvares Cabral, which was commissioned in 1991, is similar to her Turkish counterpart and has the pennant number F331.
		The three other foreign frigates which will be visiting Devonport in October are the French La Fayette-class frigate Courbet (F712) the German Bremen-class frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F209) and the Dutch Kortenaer-class frigate Philips van Almonde (F823).
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2000/0010/0000100901.asp (442 words)

	DCN - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Armarisowns 50% of Horizon SAS, the development agency for the French/Italian Horizon frigate programme and 50% of EuroSysNav SAS, the prime contractor for the Horizon's combatsystem (including DCN's SYLVER launcher).
		Thales is at presentworking with BAE Systems on the contract for the Royal Navy's Future Carrier (CVF) and submitted a bid for the futureFrench carrier in competition with DCN.
		Al Riyahd (F3000S Sawari II) class frigates (Saudi Arabia)
	www.world-knowledge-encyclopedia.com /?t=DCN (158 words)

	Naval Technology - Al Riyadh (F3000S Sawari II) Class Multipurpose AAW Frigate
		The frigates, based on DCN's stealth frigate design, are about 25% larger than the French La Fayette class frigate and have additional capabilities, for example enhanced anti-air warfare and anti-submarine capability, to achieve the operational requirements of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces.
		The sides of the stealth frigate are sloped at 10° to minimise radar cross section, surfaces have been coated in radar-absorbent paint and the profiles of external features have been reduced.
		The frigate is armed with eight MBDA Exocet MM40 Block II surface-to-surface missiles.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/al_riyadh (1001 words)

	DIBV-10 Vampir - Archived 6/2003
		Atypically, it appears that much development work had already been done on the Vampir system by the time it was publicly announced. The first service installations took place on the last three frigates of the Georges Leygues class between 1986 and 1990.
		By 1988, Vampir was set to become a standard installation on major French warships. However, the weight and movement of the system made it unsuitable for the smaller warships favored on the export market. In response, a downsized version, the Vampir ML-11, was introduced.
		With the news in 2000 that Singapore had placed an order for six La Fayette class frigates, there seemed to be new hope for the Vampir. However, with limited public source information on the system, it is difficult to confirm this activity.
	www.forecastinternational.com /archive/eo/eo12330.htm (492 words)

	Virtual Sailor - Virtual Sailing Simulator
		The HMAS Hobart was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile destroyer in the Royal Australia Navy (DDG 39), built in the United States of America and commissioned in 1965 in Boston.
		HMAS Westralia was built as a Stat 32 class petroleum tanker, and modified for underway replenishment in 1979 for service with the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary as HMS Appleleaf.
		The last of class, the Yarra, was launched in January 2002 and handed over in December 2002.
	www.hangsim.com /vs/boats.php?dzone=nav (1958 words)

	World Armed Forces Tour: Singapore - Message Board - ezboard.com
		It is believed that the Challenger class were purchased to develop the required submarine operations expertise before selecting a modern class of submarines to replace them.
		The frigates are very stealthy platforms and are shaped to reduce their radar cross-section.
		The Fearless class of patrol vessels were built locally by ST Marine to replace the older coastal patrol crafts, which were transferred to the Police Coast Guard.
	p079.ezboard.com /fsinodefenceforumfrm11.showMessage?topicID=21.topic (2840 words)

	Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - Pictures of the new singapore frigate (formidable class) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The first of class, RSS Formidable, was launched on 7 January 2004 at the Lorient dockyard in Brittany, France.
		The frigates will replace the six Sea Wolf Class missile gunboats that entered service in 1972 and are approaching the end of operational life.
		The Project Delta design is a smaller derivative of the French La Fayette class stealth frigate with low radar, acoustic, infrared and electromagnetic signatures.
	forum.keypublishing.co.uk /printthread.php?t=46465 (2494 words)

	Chinese Type 054 Frigate vs Singaporean RSS Formidable - Message Board - ezboard.com
		Delta design is a smaller derivative of the French La Fayette class stealth frigate with low radar, acoustic, infrared and electromagnetic signatures.
		A high level of automation and closely integrated combat and ship management systems have been selected to allow the frigate to be operated with a crew of just 80.
		The frigate is armed with the Boeing Harpoon surface-to-surface anti-ship missile.
	p079.ezboard.com /fsinodefenceforumfrm8.showMessage?topicID=88.topic (1184 words)

	dcn - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		Armaris owns 50% of Horizon SAS, the development agency for the French/Italian Horizon frigate programme and 50% of EuroSysNav SAS, the prime contractor for the Horizon's combat system (including DCN's SYLVER launcher).
		Thales is at present working with BAE Systems on the contract for the Royal Navy's Future Carrier (CVF) and sumbitted a bid for the future French carrier in competition with DCN.
		However in June, continuing the collaboration described above, DCN and Thales have announced they will share the role of prime contractor for the project.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/DCN (167 words)

	Dagaie/Sagaie - Archived 12/2000
		France’s fourth La Fayette FFG with Dagaie Mk 2, Aconit, to be commissioned
		France’s fifth La Fayette FFG with Dagaie Mk 2, Guépratte, to be commissioned
		4 on Cassard class (Type F 70) destroyers, 26 on D’Estienne D’Orves (Type A 69) class frigates, 6 to 12 Mark 2 on Floreal class frigates, 14 Mark 1 or 2 on Georges Leygues class (Type F 70) destroyers, and 10 Mark 2 on La Fayette class frigates.
	www.forecastinternational.com /archive/ws/ws11478.htm (1195 words)

	Gallery Destroyers
		Yue Fei 1106, Cheng Kung Class Frigate, Yankee Modelworks 1:350 Scale, Built by Chen.Chih-Pang - This model is the 1:350 scale kit of the Perry Class FFG by Yankee Modelworks with Veteran Models detail parts.
		Fen Yang 934 Ex-USS Kirk FF-1087, Knox Class Frigate, AFV 1:700 Scale - This model is the 1:700 scale kit of the
		frigate with 10 on one side and 19 on the other for a friend who had served on both frigates.
	www.steelnavy.com /gallery_destroyers.htm (5006 words)

	Navy Awards Vertical Takeoff UAV Contract
		Following ground testing, a system was installed on the frigate USS Doyle and seven flights were conducted for a total of 65 flight hours.
		Despite the fact that only seven of eighteen planned flights were attempted, only two successful launches made, and one UAV was lost during its 4 month deployment in 1994, the program did meet its objectives.
		Several schemes are being considered to capture the UAV upon landing, including spring loaded clamps on the landing gear that would grip a grid in the ship’s deck, or an inflatable airbag covered with Velcro which would be flown at a special mat, where it would stick until the crew could properly secure it.
	www.vtol.org /uavpaper/NavyUAV.htm (5641 words)

	Sail Baltimore
		Newly built 97' topsail schooner from Chestertown, MD, a replica of the original Sultana that was built in Boston, MA in 1767 by noted American shipwright Benjamin Hollowell.
		The Guepratte belongs to the La Fayette frigate class and is 3600 tons with long range capability and 150 crewmen.
		The La Fayette class incorporates a number of stealth features - the sides of the vessel are sloped at 10 degrees to minimise radar cross section, surfaces have been coated in radar absorbent paint and the profiles of external features have been reduced.
	www.sailbaltimore.org /01ships.htm (897 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Because of rough seas, in the most recent incident, the CGA did not have any ships capable of monitoring the Chinese spy ship for a long period, and so the Taiwan Navy had dispatched a Kang Ding-class [French La Fayette-class] frigate to keep an eye on the Hsiang Yang Hung No. 14.
		The stealth-configured Lafayette-class frigates are approximately the size of the older USS Perry-class guided missile frigates and are armed with Hsiung Feng II and Sea Chaparral surface-to-air missiles.
		The Kang Ding-class is used primarily for sea control beyond the range of Taiwan’s P-3C and other patrol aircraft.
	www.navlog.org /prc_spy.html (620 words)

	Informat.io on Mbda Aster
		Naval autodefence — using the Aster 15 SAAM (Surface-to-Air Anti-missile missile) as used on FS Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier (SAAM-FR), the future Italian aircraft carrier (SAAM-IT) and selected for the 27 French/Italian FREMM multipurpose frigates.
		Naval local and zone defence — Integrated PAAMS (Principle Anti-Air Missile System) using Aster 15 and Aster 30 missiles, selected by British, French and Italian navies.
		The Saudi frigate Al Damman'' was the first warship to launch an Aster, on 23 March 2004.
	www.informat.io /?title=mbda-aster (926 words)

	Stealth Portal @ Stealthily.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Visby corvette was the first stealth ship to enter service, though the earlier Arleigh Burke class destroyer incorporated some signature-reduction features [2].
		Other examples are the French La Fayette class frigate, the USS San Antonio amphibious transport dock, and most modern warship designs.
		Dielectric composites are relatively transparent to radar, whereas electrically conductive materials such as metals and carbon fibers reflect electromagnetic energy incident on the material's surface.
	www.stealthily.net (2342 words)

	Cassard class frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cassard type is a class of anti-air frigate of the French Navy.
		Their primary role is to provide air cover for a fleet, an aeronaval group, or a convoy.
		The experience gained during the design and construction of the Cassard type was used for the design of the La Fayette type.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cassard_class_frigate (159 words)

	Lafayette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette ("Marquis de Lafayette"), French hero of the American Revolution (sometimes referred to as the "Marquis de la Fayette")
		Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette ("Madame de Lafayette"), French author
		La Fayette class frigate, a class of French frigates
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lafayette (264 words)

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