3 ships (ex-British Hunt Type II class) OPV - 4 ships, classed as ocean patrol frigates. Beskytteren-ocean patrol frigate OPV. (classed as ocean patrol frigates). Later sold to Estonia and renamed EML Admiral Pitka (A230) Peder Skram class - 2 ships Thetis-class ocean patrol frigate- - 4 ships Absalon-class flexible support ship - 2 ships. (Arguably a support ship, armed as a frigate) Iver Huitfeldt class - 3 ships Ecuador Eloy Alfaro class - 2 ships (ex-British Leander class) Egypt Mubarak class - 4 ships (ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class) FREMM Aquitaine class - 1 ship FREMM Bergamini class - 2 ships MEKO 200 class - 4 ships Damyat class - 2 ships (ex-US Knox class) Najim al Zafir class - 2 ships (ex-Chinese 'Jianghu' class) El Fateh class - 1 ship (ex-British destroyer Zenith) Tariq class - 1 ship (ex-British sloop Whimbrel) France (Marine Nationale) Cassard class - 2 ships, due to be decommissioned around 2020-2022. Georges Leygues class - 7 ships La Fayette class - 5 ships commissioned 1996 Floreal class - 6 ships Commandant Rivière class - 9 ships decommissioned Germany (Deutsche Marine) F120 Köln class - 6 ships retired F122 Bremen class - 8 ships 1980's F123 Brandenburg class - 4 ships 1990's F124 Sachsen class - 3 newest heavy frigate (replacing destroyers) F125 Baden-Württemberg class - 4 ships, in service by 2017 (replacing Bremen class) Greece (Hellenic Navy) Elli class - 10 ships (ex-Dutch Kortenaer class) Hydra class - 4 ships commissioned 1992-98 India (Indian Navy) - 6 decommissioned - 3 decommissioned - 3 active Talwar class - 6 active, 3 under construction, 1 more planned - 3 active Nilgiri-class frigate (2019) - 7 under construction Indonesia (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut) Imam Bondjol class - 2 ships, retired 1978 Riga class - 8 ships, retired 1973-1986 Samadikun class - 4 ships (ex-US Claud Jones class), retired 2001-2009 Martha Khristina Tiyahahu class - 3 ships (ex-UK Tribal class), retired 2000 Ahmad Yani class - 6 ships (ex-Dutch Van Speijk class), 1 ship retired in 2019 Martadinata class - 2 ships, modified Sigma class, frigate variant Arrowhead 140 frigate – 2 under construction Iran Alvand class - 3 ships Moudge class - 4 ships (2 more under construction) Iraq (Iraqi Navy) Ibn Khaldoum class - 1 ship, sunk in 2003 Lupo class - 4 ships planned, seized by Italy Italy (Marina Militare) Centauro class - 4 ships