Warship class capable of independent combat, patrol, and merchant escort operations.
1 He rose in it to be what was then called captain of a light frigate .
2 Fortunately for us the wind fell, and our light frigate moved rapidly through the water.
3 The corvette class was a light frigate .
4 The vessel had a crew of two hundred souls, all told; and she had the spars, anchors, and other equipments of a light frigate .
5 He advised us to embark on board the sloop Pizarro,* (* According to the Spanish nomenclature, the Pizarro was a light frigate (fragata lijera).)
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This collocation consists of: Translations for light frigate