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{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;" |Item
! style="text-align:left;" |Description
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Type:||Military
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Designation:||FFS
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Builder:||[[BaeNorGrumLockMart]]
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Decks:||8
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Length Overall:||102 meters / 34 [[Standard Frames (Measurement)|standard frames]]
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Height:||48 meters
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Beam:||75 meters
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Primary Mission:||Patrol/Convoy Escort,Space Combat
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Drive:||Alcubierre Warp, Alcubierre Sub-Light
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Warp Capable:||Yes, up to Warp 5
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Rotation Capable:||Yes, with retrofit controls (''Constellation'' retained her rotation controls after 2044)
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Atmosphere Capable:||No
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Armament:||Heavy, offensive and defensive (Plasma tri-gun turrets, Pournelle-3 Mark 5 KKVs ("Rods from God"))
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Complement:||300 Space Force + 200 Space Force Marines (full company including HQ)
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Passenger Capacity:||10 in single staterooms
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Freight Tonnage:||TBD
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Parasite Ships:||Marine Drop Ships (12), Pinnaces (2)
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |Commanded By:||SF Captain or SF Commander
|}Frigates are first mentioned in ''The Lion of God''.

Known USSF examples:
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;" |Name
! style="text-align:left;" |Hull Number
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |USSF ''United States''||FFS-1
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |USSF ''Constellation''||FFS-2
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |USSF ''Constitution''||FFS-3
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |USSF ''Chesapeake''||FFS-4
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |USSF ''Congress''||FFS-5
|-
| style="font-weight: bold;" |USSF ''President''||FFS-6
|}(Yes, I am fully aware of the implications of "FFS". It was used to distinguish space frigates from wet navy frigates (FFG). Somebody wasn't thinking too clearly, were they?)
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