This list of frigate classes includes all post–World War II frigate classes listed alphabetically. See also List of frigate classes by country.
| Frigate class | Number of ships |
Notes |
A[] | ||
| Abu Bakr | 2 | ex-British Leopard class frigate |
| Adelaide | 6 | derivative of Oliver Hazard Perry class |
| Ahmad Yani | 6 | ex-Dutch Van Speijk class |
| Al Madinah | 4 | |
| Allende class | 3 | ex-USS Knox class |
| Almirante Brown | 4 | built in Germany |
| Almirante Padilla | 4 | built in Germany |
| Alpino | 2 | |
| Alvand | 3 | built in Britain for the Iranian Navy |
| Álvaro de Bazán | 5 | |
| Amiral Petre Barbuneanu | 4 | |
| Andres Bonifacio | 4 | modified ex-US Casco class, all decommissioned |
| Anzac | 10 (2 RNZN) | built by Tenix in Williamstown, Vic, Australia |
| Arriyad | 4 | three under construction |
| Artigliere | 4 | |
| Atrevida | 6 | |
| "Aung Zay Ya" | 4 | built in Myanmar |
B[] | ||
| Baleares | 5 | modified Knox class |
| Bangabandhu | 1 | |
| Baptista de Andrade | 4 | |
| Barbaros | 4 | |
| Barroso | 1 | |
| Bay | 21 | |
| Bditel'nyy | 19 | see Burevestnik Class |
| Beograd | 2 | |
| Bergamini | 4 | |
| Bessmennyy | 10 | |
| Brahmaputra | 3 | built by GRSE; Indian Navy: 2000–present |
| Brandenburg | 4 | |
| Bravo | 2 | |
| Bremen | 8 | |
| Bronstein | 2 | FF 1963 |
| Brooke | 6 | FFG 1966 to 1968 |
| Burevestnik | 40 | |
C[] | ||
| Canterbury (Leander) | 2 | |
| Captains | 78 | US built Destroyer Escorts |
| Cassard | 2 | |
| Centauro | 4 | |
| Chao Phraya | 4 | Chinese Jianghu III class |
| Cheung Kung | 8 | |
| Chi Yang | 8 | ex-US Knox class |
| Chien Yang | 12 | |
| Commandant Rivière class frigate | 9 | French built, decommissioned 3 ships sold to Uruguay |
| Condell | 3 | fourth decommissioned, British built Leander Class |
| Contre-Amiral Eustatiu Sebastian | 2 | |
D[] | ||
| Datu Kalantiaw | 3 | ex-US Cannon class, 2 decommissioned, 1 remain |
| Damyat | 2 | |
| De Zeven Provinciën | 4 | 2001–2005 |
| D'Estienne d'Orves | 20 | |
E[] | ||
| El Fateh | 1 | ex-British destroyer Zenith |
| Elli | 10 | ex-Dutch Kortenaer class |
| Eloy Alfaro | 2 | ex-British Leander class |
| Eolo | 2 | |
| Espora | 6 | |
F[] | ||
| F125 | five planned | |
| Fatahillah | 3 | |
| Floreal | 6 | |
| Formidable | 6 | |
| FREMM | 4 | twenty-seven planned |
| Fridtjof Nansen | 5 | derivative of Álvaro de Bazán class |
G[] | ||
| Garcia | 10 FF and 1 AGFF ship, 1964–1968 | |
| Gaziantep | 8 | ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class |
| General K. Pulaski | 2 | ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class |
| Georges Leygues | 7 | |
| Godavari Type 16 | 3 | built by MDL; Indian Navy: 1983–present |
| Greenhalgh | 4 | ex-UK Broadsword class (Batch 1) |
| Gregorio del Pilar | 2 | ex-US Hamilton class |
H[] | ||
| Hajar Dewantara | 1 | training ship |
| Halifax | 12 | |
I[] | ||
| Ilhuicamina | 2 | |
| Inhauma | 4 | |
| Ipiros | 1 | ex-US Knox class; two others decommissioned |
J[] | ||
| Jacob van Heemskerck | 2 | 1986 |
| Jinan | 15 | |
| Jianghu | 31 | |
| Jiangwei | 14 | |
| Joao Belo | 3 | |
| Joao Coutinho | 6 | |
| Jupiter | 2 | |
K[] | ||
| Kang Ting | 6 | |
| Karel Doorman | 8 | 1991–1995 |
| Kasturi | 2 | |
| Knox | 46 FF, 1969–1974 | |
| Kola | ||
| Köln | 6 | |
| Koni | 14 | |
| Kotor | 2 | |
| Kortenaer | 10 | 1978–1983 |
| Krivak | 40 | See Burevestnik class. |
| Kwanggaeto | 3 | |
L[] | ||
| La Fayette | 5 | |
| Leander | 44 | |
| Legkiy | 2 | |
| Lekiu | 2 | |
| Loch | 32 | |
| Lupo | 4 | |
M[] | ||
| Ma An Shan | 2 + 2 | |
| Maestrale | 8 | |
| Marasesti | 1 | |
| Mariscal Sucre | 6 | |
| Marte | 2 | |
| Martha Khristina Tiyahahu | 3 | ex-UK Tribal class |
| Meliton Carvajal | 4 | Italian built Lupo class |
| Mohammed V | 2 | Floreal class |
| Moudge | 2 | Iranian Built |
| Muavenet | 6 | |
| Mubarak | 4 | ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class |
N[] | ||
| Najim al Zafir | 2 | ex-Chinese Jianghu class |
| Najin | 2 | |
| Naresuan | 2 | |
| Neustrashimy | 2 | |
| Nilgiri | 6 | built by MDL; Indian Navy: 1972-2010 |
| Niteroi | 6 | |
O[] | ||
| Oliver Hazard Perry | 51 FFG, 1977–1989 | |
| Oslo | 3 | |
| Osman | 1 | ex-Chinese Jianghu II class |
P[] | ||
| Para | 4 | |
| Pham Ngu Lao | 1 | former seaplane tender |
| Phutthayotfa Chulalok | 2 | ex-US Knox class |
| Pizarro | 8 | |
R[] | ||
| Rahmat | one ship, decommissioned 2004 and retired | |
| Regele Ferdinand | 2 | |
S[] | ||
| Sachsen | 3 | |
| Salisbury class | 4 | |
| Sanadikun | 4 | |
| Santa Maria | 6 | Oliver Hazard Perry class |
| Shivalik | 3 | built by MDL; Indian Navy: 2010–present |
| SF3000 | two planned | |
| Smeli | 1 | ex-Russian Delfin class |
| Soho | 1 | |
T[] | ||
| Talwar | 6 | Indian Navy: 2003–present |
| Tariq | 1 | ex-British sloop Whimbrel |
| Tariq | 6 | ex-UK Amazon class |
| Te Kaha (Anzac) | 2 | These are Anzac-Class frigate, just built for NZ |
| Thetis | 4 | |
| Tromp | two ships, 1975–1976 | |
| Type 053H/H1 Xiamen (Jianghu I/II) | 21 | |
| Type 053H2 Huangshi (Jianghu III) | 3 | |
| Type 053HT-H Siping (Jianghu IV) | 1 | |
| Type 053H1G Zigong (Jianghu V) | 6 | |
| Type 053H2G Anqing (Jiangwei) | 4 | |
| Type 053H3 Jiaxing (Jiangwei II) | 10 | |
| Type 054 Ma'anshan | 2 | |
| Type-12 Whitby (Batch 1) | 6 | |
| Type-12 Rothesay (Batch 2) | 9 | |
| Type-14 Blackwood | 12 | |
| Type-12M Leander (Batch 1) | 8 | |
| Type-12M Leander (Batch 2) | 8 | |
| Type-12M Leander (Batch 3) | 10 | |
| Type-21 Amazon | 8 | |
| Type-22 Boxer (Batch 2) | 6 | |
| Type-22 Broadsword (Batch 1) | 4 | |
| Type-22 Cornwall (Batch 3) | 4 | |
| Type-23 Duke | 16 | |
| Type-41 Leopard | 5 | |
| Type-61 Salisbury | 4 | |
| Type-81 Tribal | 7 | |
U[] | ||
| Ulsan | 9 | |
| Uruguay | 3 | ex-French |
V[] | ||
| Van Amstel | 6 | former USN Bostwick class |
| Van Speyk | 6 | 1967-1968 modernised Leander class |
| Vasco da Gama | 3 | |
W[] | ||
| Wielingen | 3 | |
Y[] | ||
| Yavuz | 4 | |
| Ydra | 4 | |
Z[] | ||
| Zagreb | 2 | |
| Zuhai | 1 | |
| Zulfiquar | 4 | |
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