Surface Combatant - a term referring to naval fighting ships, encompassing five major classes grouped by size and/or weapon systems and mission. From largest to smallest these classes include battleship, cruiser, destroyer, frigate, and corvette. Not to be confused with the term Warship, which refers to naval vessels of many types. For example amphibious ships, aircraft carriers, and mine hunters are not Surface Combatants but are warships. A ship is a large, usually decked watercraft. ...
When the Future SurfaceCombatant (FSC) - as then envisaged - was de-facto cancelled in October(?) 2004 at the Initial Gate milestone, the associated Integrated Project Team was quickly stood down (November?) and for a while the DPA's Future Business Group managed residual former FSC IPT activities.
SurfaceCombatants provide a very broad range of capabilities and effects and by late 2006 the S2C2 had attempted to capture these capabilities in a Capability Definition Document.
Secondly, a resurrected Future SurfaceCombatant (FSC) study is continuing investigations (first started in the late 1990s as the ‘Future Escort’) in to how the capabilities currently provided by the existing Type 22 and Type 23 frigates might be met in the long term – a very considerable body of related work already existing.
SurfaceCombatant - large, heavily armed surfaceships which are designed primarily to engage enemy forces on the high seas, including various types of battleship, battlecruiser, cruiser, destroyer, and frigate.
Submarine - self-propelled submersible types regardless of whether they are employed as combatant, auxiliary, or research and development vehicles which have at least a residual combat capability.
Patrol Combatant - combatants whose mission may extend beyond coastal duties and whose characteristics include adequate endurance and sea keeping providing a capability for operations exceeding 48 hours on the high seas without support.
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