At the Silver Jubilee, the Royal Navy had 69 destroyers and frigates, now it has 19.
Some frigates provide air-defence, while others hunt for hostile submarines that might attack them.
That suggests that the Navy has more frigates and submarines than it really needs.
The fleet of frigates and destroyers will also be reduced from 23 to 19 by 2020.
The navy's fleet of destroyers and frigates was cut to 25, about the minimum that is currently imaginable.
The island is a haven for migratory birds and a breeding ground for terns, frigates and tropical birds.
The Navy has offered an Aegis cruiser, a guided missile destroyer and two fast frigates to support evacuation efforts.
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It says the Chinese navy possesses about 75 principal surface combatants, like destroyers and frigates, and around 60 submarines.
The government announced last December that four frigates were to be decommissioned under the strategic defence and security review.
The Type 22 frigates HMS Cumberland, HMS Campbeltown, HMS Chatham and HMS Cornwall are currently moored in Portsmouth Harbour.
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The decommissioned Type 22 frigates HMS Cumberland, HMS Campbeltown, HMS Chatham and HMS Cornwall are currently moored in Portsmouth Harbour.
Some of the possibilities that have been reported include ground troops, CF-18 jet fighters and naval frigates on the front lines.
There are references to a Royal Navy with only 12 frigates and destroyers or an RAF with just 80 combat aircraft.
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The British frigates were lightly armoured and at one stage had to fix wooden planks to their bows to strengthen themselves.
Sir David said one of his "biggest concerns" was about the number of frigates and destroyers in the Royal Navy fleet.
Apart from the submarines, 35 corvettes and 15 frigates will be ordered.
This is the next generation fighting ship, intended to replace Royal Navy frigates, as they retire from the start of next decade.
The Ministry of Defence has previously said it will "consider all options" for the frigates to ensure "best financial return for the taxpayer".
The nine U.S. Navy ships include three guided missile cruisers, three frigates, an amphibious transport ship, two dock landing ships and a research vessel.
She says she failed to get Mr Dumas to alter his opposition to the sale of the frigates, though it did in fact go ahead.
Originally designed as a specialist anti-submarine ship, the Type 22 frigates evolved into a powerful surface combatant with substantial anti-surface, anti-submarine and anti-aircraft weapons systems.
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The navy is resigned to losing five of its 35 frigates and destroyers, some minesweepers and perhaps a few of its 12 conventionally armed submarines.
During operations, Nimitz-class carriers sail at the centre of a carrier battle group of ships that includes guided missile cruisers, destroyers, frigates, logistics ships and submarines.
More than 20 parties have come forward with bids to either recycle four Royal Navy frigates or turn some of them into artificial reefs, the BBC has learned.
As a result of the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) in December 2010, Dr Liam Fox, Conservative defence secretary, announced the scrapping of its four Type 22 frigates.
China provides military gear, including fighter jets and frigates.
As it is, if I want my scouts to attack only Ion Frigates, I might have to select a very large group of mixed enemies or attack one frigate at a time.
Mr de Villepin is accused of having asked the officer two years ago to secretly investigate alleged dealings by Mr Sarkozy, which linked him to receiving kickbacks from the 1991 frigates sale.
Senior naval officers are so convinced of the need for larger carriers that some will, if pressed, admit to being willing to sacrifice a few frigates or submarines in order to have them.
Its only other lifeline is the possibility that it may secure a portion of work on 30 new British Royal Navy warships, a new generation of aircraft carriers, type 45 frigates and combatant landing craft.
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