Smaller warships to complement Canada's Type 26s

Which smaller frigate programmes would best complement Canada's Type 26 destroyers and patrol-vessel replacements, and provide a training ship?

Swedish and Finnish designs are preferred starting points, especially a strengthened-hull Swedish FDI variant suited to Canadian conditions. The training-ship part receives no separate recommendation.

The preferred starting points are Swedish and Finnish programmes. The desired vessel is smaller than a Type 31 while offering more combat capability than a River-class patrol ship. A Swedish version of the FDI is suggested because of the strengthened hull expected for its operating conditions. The French FDI is judged a poorer fit if its standard hull lacks the necessary ice strengthening. The recommendation concentrates on northern European requirements. No separate choice of training ship is offered.