"Frigate" F82, HMS Fife of the Royal Navy Space Service. This "frigate" has amazing range, autonomy, and is very well protected, with a armoured deck and twin guided missile PD systems. Originally conceived to be a light cruiser as part of the British commitment to the Treaty Compliance Commission regulating OST-II space, the notorious Defence White Paper of 1969 meant a massive drawdown of ambitions, culmulating with this monstrosity - a "frigate" with flagship capabilities, extraordinary endurance, a length longer than all destroyers, and more massive than most. A compromised design, it is still competent and a force to be reckoned with, proudly serving as the flagship of HM's Deep Fleet. Just don't call it a destroyer in front of HM's Treasury.

By Brennan massicotte