Talk:Horizon class frigate
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What is the origin of the name "Forbin class"? With google I found that it originates from a 1888 cruiser named Forbin - but I wonder if that one was originally named after Count (Chevalier) Claude de Forbin? andy 11:37, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)
110 petty officers and 38 seamen? surely this is the wrong way around? Toby Douglass
- No, doesn't seem necessarly wrong; modern vessels of the French Navy seem to require highly trained personnel, so most of the crew have significant ranks. Rama 16:43, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Additionally, a Petty Officer is pretty much the same rank as a Sergeant or Corporal in the Army (depending on which navy you are comparing to etc); see Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_Navies_Enlisted, and as such i'm not so sure that it is a "significant" rank, but its not as though there are 110 officers and 38 "enlisted" personnel on the ship; indeed that would be very surprising. 58.7.171.182 09:46, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] largest warships other than carriers?
Hi All
Not to be a complete pedant, but surely there are a few more ships other than carriers bigger than these? Richelieu, Jean Bart, Dunkerque, Strasbourg etc etc...
- Indeed, this statement is totally false. Firstly, there are dozens of the Ticonderoga class cruisers (at ~9500 tonnes) in the US Navy that have greater displacement, and even topping those, there are the Kirov_class_battlecruisers which at 24300 tonnes just totally outclass the Horizon frigates. Thus, i'll remove the statement now (if its not done already). 58.7.171.182 09:46, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
