[reed13k]

That is one big-ass frigate. I’d have said destroyer at first sight without thinking twice.

[Oztrich Boy]

That is one big-ass frigate. I’d have said destroyer at first sight without thinking twice.

They are. The whole warship naming thing is overly confused. "Frigate" can mean anything from a 1500 ton patrol vessel right up to a 7000 ton ship with high power phased array radar and full area defence SAM system.

And even here there is no agreement, Dutch, Danes, Germans call the big ones "frigates", while to the Brits, Indians, Chinese, SKoreans, Japanese similar ships are "destroyers"

And even more confusing: Horizon class: Frigates to the French, Destoyers to the Italians.

F-100 class: Frigates in Spain, Destroyers in Australia,

[wolf78]

That is one big-ass frigate. I’d have said destroyer at first sight without thinking twice.

The German Navy calls all their big ships frigates, and frigates only. Because "German destroyer" or "German battleship" has a somewhat disconcerting ring to it. Even the still larger Baden-Wuerttemberg-class ships due to enter service this year, are called frigates. One could say they are destroyers in everything but name. For comparison purposes:

Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate: 136 meters
F124 Sachsen-Class Frigate (like the F220 Hamburg): 143m
F125 Baden-Wuerttemberg-Class Frigate: 150m
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer: 154 / 155m
Ticonderoga-class cruiser: 173m