List of naval ship classes in service

The list of naval ship classes in service includes all combatant surface classes in service currently with navies or armed forces and auxiliaries in the world. Ships are grouped by type, and listed alphabetically within.

Major surface combatants

Aircraft carriers

Cruisers

Destroyers

Frigates

Minor surface combatants Corvettes

Large patrol vessels

-class offshore patrol vessel Builder: (Aalborg Værft a/s) Type: Offshore patrol vessel Displacement: 1,128 tons Aircraft: 1 Ecureuil AS350B or Hughes 500C Armament: 1 Bofors 40 mm gun; 12.7 mm Browning HMG; depth charges. Powerplant: MAN 8L40/54 × 2, 3163 kW Speed: 20 knots Ships in class: 2 Operator: Commissioned: 1968 Status: In active service

polar fisheries patrol ship Displacement: 2,800 tons Operator:

-class cutter Builder: Type: Medium endurance cutter Displacement: 3,434 tons Armament: 2 × 25 mm guns 2 × 0.5 in guns Number in class: 1 Operator:

BAM () Maritime Action Vessel / offshore patrol vessel

Builder: Displacement: 2,840 tons Speed: 20.5 knots Range: 3,500 nm Armament: 1 × 76mm/62. 2 × 25mm. 2 × 12.7mm. Aircraft: 1 × NH-90 or 1 × AB-212 or 1 × SH3D Operator: : 6 in service Status: In active service

-class offshore patrol vessel Builder: Displacement: 3,200 tons Operator: : 2 in commission

-class offshore patrol vessel Builder Displacement: 1475 tons Operator: 4 in service

-class offshore patrol vessel Builder Displacement: 1512 tons Operator: 4 in service

/P20-class offshore patrol boat Builder: Displacement: 1,020 tons Armament: 1 × 40mm 2 × 20mm Ships in class: 4 Commissioned: 1972–1980 Active: 2 (1 scrapped, 1 decommissioned (Ireland)) Speed: 17knts Range: 4000 nmi at 17 knots Operator: , Previous operators: Ireland 4 (0 in commission)

-class helicopter patrol ship Builder: Displacement: 1,915 tons Speed: 20+ knots Range: 7000 nmi at 15 knots Armament: 1 × Bofers 57mm/70 Mk 1 2 × 20mm Rheinmettal. 1 SA 365F Dauphin 2 Ships in class: 1 Commissioned: 1984 Operator: : 1 Status: In active service

Antarctic patrol ship Builder: Displacement 6,100 tons Operator: 1 in commission -class cutter Builder: Type: Medium Endurance Cutter Displacement: 1,780 tons Armament: 1 × OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm naval gun 2 × .50 cal machine guns Operator: : 13 in commission

-class offshore patrol vessel Builder: Displacement: 3,121 tons Operator:

-class offshore patrol vessel Builder: (Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding) Type: Offshore patrol vessel Displacement: 3,750 tons Aircraft: 1 NH-90 Armament: 1 × 76 mm Oto Melara, 1 × 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin WS, 2 × 12.7 mm Oto Melara Hitrole NT, 6 × 7.62 mm FN MAG machine guns. Powerplant: 2 diesel engines Speed: 21.5 knots Ships in class: 4 Operator: Commissioned: 2012 Status: In active service.

-class patrol vessel Builder: Displacement: 970 tons Operator: : 12 in commission

-class offshore patrol vessel Builder: (Bergens mV A/S) Type: Offshore patrol vessel Displacement: 3,200 tons Aircraft: 1 Westland Lynx helicopter; in future, 1 NHI NH90 helicopter Armament: 1 Bofors 57 mm gun; 4 20 mm Rheinmetall guns; depth charges; in wartime provisions for carrying 2 Mk 32 torpedo tubes and 6 Penguin SSMs Powerplant: 4 × Wichmann diesel; 2576 kW each Speed: Ships in class: 3 Operator: Commissioned: 1981 Status: In active service

-class cutter Builder: Type: Medium Endurance Cutter Displacement: 1,050 tons Length: 64 meters Range: 8,000 nautical miles Crew: 75 Speed: 18 knots Armament: 1 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun System 2 × M2HB .50 caliber (12.7mm) machine guns Operator: : 14 in commission : 1 in service : 1 in service

-class patrol vessel

Builder: (Vosper Thornycroft) Type: Offshore patrol vessel Displacement: 1,677 tons Armament: 1 British Manufacturing and Research Company (BMARC) KAA 20 mm Gun, 2 GPMG's Powerplant: 2 × Ruston 12RK 270 diesel; 4125 kW Speed: Ships in class: 14 Operator: Commissioned: 2003 Status: In active service

/P50-class offshore patrol boat Builder: Displacement: 1,500 tons Speed: 23 knots Armament: 1 × OTO 76mm, 2 × Rheinmettal 20mm Ships in class: 2 Commissioned: 1999–2001 Operators: : 2 Status: In active service

/P60-class offshore patrol boat Builder: Displacement: 1,933 tons Speed: 23 knots Armament: 1 × OTO 76mm, 2 × Rheinmettal 20mm Ships in class: 4, 3 in service, 1 on order Commissioned: 2014– Operators: : 3 Status: In active service

-class offshore patrol vessel

Builder: Displacement: 2230 tons Speed: 25 knots Armament: 1 × 76 mm/62 Oto Melara gun 2 × 30 mm/65 AK-630 CIWS Operator:

Status: In active service

-class offshore patrol vessel Builder Displacement: 1518 tons Operator: 2 in service

-class offshore patrol boat

Builder: Displacement: 1,890 tons Speed: 21 knots Armament: 1 × 40 mm, 60-cal Bofors anti-aircraft gun 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns Ships in class: 7 Commissioned: 1981– Operators:

Status: In active service

-class offshore patrol vessel Builder: Displacement: 6,500 tons Operator:

-class patrol vessel

Builder: (Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC)) Type: Offshore patrol vessel Displacement: 1,600 tons Length: 83.10 m Beam: 12.95 m Draught: 3.69 m Speed: Complement: 35, accommodation for 32 more Armament: 1 × 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin WS + 2 × General Purpose Machine Gun Ships in class: 2 Operator: Commissioned: 2011

-class offshore patrol vessel Builder: Displacement: 3,920 tons Operator:

Missile boats

Ambassador Mk III fast attack craft Builders: (VT Halter-Marine) Type: Fast attack craft Displacement: 500 t Propulsion: 4 × MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW), 4 shafts Speed: Armament: 1 Super Rapid 76mm dual-purpose gun 8 Harpoon anti-ship missiles 1 Mk 31 Mod 3 Rolling Airframe Missile launcher, 21 cells 2 7.62 mm M60 machine guns 1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Countermeasures: 4 × chaff/IR launchers (ESM/ECM) Ships in class: 1(4–6 planned) Operator: Commissioned: 2013–present Status: In active service

-class missile boat Builders: Type: Missile fast attack craft Displacement: 250 tons Armament: 1 × 30mm NG-18 CIWS; 2 × 20mm Denel Vektor GI-2; 2 × C-705 AShM Powerplant: 3 × MAN V12; 1.800 hp total power Speed: Ships in class: 8 Operator: Commissioned: 2011 Status: In active service

-class fast attack craft Builders: Type: Fast attack craft Displacement: 391 t Propulsion: 13.235 kW Speed: Armament: 1 Otobreda 76 mm dual-purpose gun 4 MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles 1 GDC Rolling Airframe Missile launcher, 21 cells 2 MG50-1 machine guns Mine laying capability Countermeasures: Decoy launcher HOT DOG Chaff launcher DAG 2200 Wolke Ships in class: 10 Operator: Commissioned: 1982–1984 Status: In active service

(Rauma 2000)-class missile boat Builders: (Aker Finnyards in Turku) Type: Guided-missile fast attack craft Displacement: 250 tons Armament: 4 RBS-15 Mk 3 SSM; 8 Umkhonto-IR SAM; 1 57 mm gun; 2 12.7 mm machineguns Powerplant: 2 MTU diesel engines; 6,600 kW total power Speed: Range: Ships in class: 4 Operator: Commissioned: 24 August 1998 Status: In active service

-class missile boat Builders: (Wärtsilä at Helsinki New Shipyard, Helsinki) Type: Guided-missile fast attack craft Displacement: 300 tons Armament: 8 RBS-15 SSM; 2 23mm doublebarrel guns; 1 57 mm gun; 2 depth charge rails Powerplant: 3 diesel engines; 3 shafts; 10,230 hp total power Speed: 30 knots Ships in class: 4 Operator: Commissioned: 1 September 1981 Status: Two ships in Croatian service

Houjian (Type 37-II)-class large missile boat Builders: (Huangpu Shipyard in Guangzhou) Type: Large missile boat Displacement: 542 tons Armament: 6 C-801 SSM, 2 Type 69 dual-30mm, 1 Type 76A dual-30mm Powerplant: 3 diesel engines; 3 shafts; 15,000 hp total power Speed: 33.5 knots Ships in class: 9 in service, 1 under construction Operator: , (-class) Commissioned: 1991 Status: In active service

-class missile boat Builders: Type: Missile fast attack craft Displacement: 250 tons Armament: 1 × Bofors 57mm/70; 1 × Bofors 40mm/70; 2 × Oerlikon 20mm/85; 4 × C-802 AShM Powerplant: CODOG: 1 × GE-Fiat gas turbine, 2 × MTU 12V331TC81 diesels Speed: Ships in class: 4 Operator: Commissioned: 1979 Status: 3 in active service

-class patrol boat Builders: (Umoe Mandal) Type: Guided-missile fast attack craft Displacement: 274 tons Armament: 8 NSM SSM; Mistral SAM; 1 × Otobreda 76 mm Super Rapid; 12.7 mm machine gun Powerplant: 4 P&W gas turbines, total power 12000 kW Speed: Range: Ships in class: 1, 6 in construction Operator: Commissioned: April 17, 1999 Status: In active service

(Type 343M/Type 037-II)-class large missile boat Builder: Displacement: 478 tons Operator: : 14 in service

(Type 240)-class missile boat Builder: (Tito's Shipyard in Kraljevica) Type: Fast attack craft Displacement: 271 tons Armament: 2 SS-N-2 Styx SSM; 2 Bofors 57 mm (2.2 in)/70 Mk1 gun Speed: Range: Ships in class: 6 Operator: : 1 in service Commissioned: April 1977 Status: In active service

-class missile boat Builder: (Shipyard in Kraljevica) Type: Fast attack craft Displacement: 390 tons Armament: 4–8 × RBS-15 SSM; 2 Bofors /70 Mk1 gun; 1 AK-630 CIWS Powerplant: 3 M504-B2 diesel engines Speed: Range: Ships in class: 2 Operator: : 2 in service Commissioned: June 1992 Status: In active service (Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser) Builder: Displacement: 320 tons Operators: : 1 (of 4 delivered in the 1950s)

-class missile boat Builder: Displacement: 245 tons Operators: : 4 Osa II of a number delivered in service, limited operational use : 38 Osa I and local Huangfeng version in service of 104 acquired : 5 Huangfeng class made by China : 4 Osa II in service as fast minelayers : 1 Osa I of several remaining in service as a patrol boat : 8 Osa II in service

-class missile boat Builders: (Aker Finnyards in Rauma) Type: Guided-missile fast attack craft Displacement: 248 tons Armament: 6 RBS-15 SSM; 6 Mistral SAM; 1 40 mm gun; 2 12.7 mm machineguns; 2 ASW mortar launchers; Powerplant: 2 diesel engines; 2 water jets; total power Speed: Ships in class: 4 Operator: Commissioned: 1990 Status: In active service

-class missile boat Builders: Type: Missile fast attack craft Displacement: 460 tons Speed: Ships in class: 4 active, 2 under construction Operator: Commissioned: 2014 Status: In active service

(Project 1241.1 Molnaya)-class missile boat Builder: Displacement: 475 tons Operators: : 1 transferred in 1989 from the USSR : 34 in service, including 1 Tarantul I, 5 Tarantul II, and 28 Tarantul III : 1 transferred in 1997 from Russia : 4 in service

Torpedo boats

Shanghai-class patrol boat-class torpedo patrol boat Builder: Displacement: 135 tons Operators: : 5 (of at least 6 delivered in the 1970s)

(Project 206 Shtorm)-class torpedo boat Builder: Displacement: 250 tons Operator: : 2 in service of many built, plus one missile-armed variant Matka.

Patrol boats

-class fisheries patrol boat Builder: Displacement: 330 tons Operator: : 3 in service for Greenland patrol

-class patrol boat Builder: Displacement: 49 tons Operator: 16 in commission

-class patrol boat Builder: Displacement: 270 tonnes (aluminium construction) Operator: : 14 in commission

(Project 1141.1 Sokol)-class patrol boat Builder: Displacement: 465 tons Operator: : 1 in service, plus one modified variant Mukha

-class patrol boat Builder: Displacement: 155 tons Operator: : 9 in service

Cyclone-class patrol boat Builder: Displacement: 350 tons Armament: 2 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems 2 × .50 cal machine guns 2 × Mk 19 automatic grenade launchers 2 × 7.62 mm M240B machine guns 6 × FIM-92 Stinger SAMs 2 × Mk 60 quadruple BGM-176B Griffin B missile launchers