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Duc du Maine was a slave ship that on June 6, 1719 brought the first African slaves to Louisiana. She had carried them from Senegambia.

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HMAS Flinders (FFG) is the second ship of the Hunter-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy.

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The Mexican Navy steam paddle frigate Guadalupe was the flagship of the Mexican Navy from 1842 to 1847. She participated in the Naval Battle of Campeche in 1843. She was one of the first iron hulled warships ever built and the one of the first to see action in a naval battle.

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Haian ; originally named Chen-an), was a wooden steam powered frigate built for the Imperial Chinese Navy. She was the lead ship of the Haian class, which consisted of her and her sister Yuyuen. They were the largest vessels built in China until the 1930s; they each ran over budget and used sub-standard building materials which limited their use. Haian was initially used as a training ship, and later saw action in the Sino-French War as a potential blockship, being scrapped as a hulk following the war.

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HMAS Hunter (FFG) is the lead ship of the Hunter-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy.

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The Incheon-class frigates, also known as the Future Frigate eXperimental or FFX during development, are coastal defense frigates of the Republic of Korea Navy. The lead ship was launched on 29 April 2011. The Incheon-class frigates will replace the aging fleet of Pohang-class corvettes and Ulsan-class frigates, and take over multi-role operations such as coast patrol, anti-submarine warfare and transport support. Later batches are planned to be specialized on anti-air and anti-submarine warfare. An improved version is being introduced as the Daegu-class frigate; this was previously known as Batch II of the Incheon class.

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HMAS Tasman (FFG) is the third ship of the Hunter-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy.