Illustrated with detailed artworks with exhaustive captions and specifications, Modern Destroyers, Frigates & Corvettes is an extensively researched review of the key surface combatant vessels deployed by the world’s navies organized by type and country of origin.

In the modern era, aircraft carriers and submarines are the most powerful ships afloat. But what of the workhorses of contemporary naval warfare, the destroyers and frigates that give escort protection and logistical support to the larger ships, and make up the bulk of the naval vessels deployed to conflict zones around the world? Arranged by type and country, Technical Guide: Modern Destroyers, Frigates & Corvettes offers a compact analysis of the fast, light missile-armed ships that provide an anti-submarine, anti-surface and anti-air capability for modern navies. Discover the US Navy’s Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer, a multi-mission stealth ship built to offer naval fire support to ground forces; see the veteran Soviet-era Sovremenny class destroyer, still in service with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy in the waters of the East China Sea; explore the FREMM type frigate, which provides a fast air defence capability for the French and Italian navies; and learn about the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Asahi-class guided missile destroyer, which is armed with a range of surface guns as well as torpedoes, surface- to-air missiles, and anti-ballistic missiles that can hit satellites in low-Earth orbit. Illustrated with more than 100 accurate artworks and photographs, Technical Guide: Modern Destroyers, Frigates & Corvettes is a detailed reference guide to the essential surface ships serving in the world’s navies today.