Bishop-class Frigate

The Bishop-class were a class of frigates developed and fielded by the UEF Navy in their attempts to find a replacement for both the Fletcher-class frigates and the Shinano-class corvette in fleet operations. 
Originally intended as fast, armed transports and orginally classed as a corvette, the designs quickly evolved and grew larger in size resulting in its reclassification as a frigate. The heavy armament of the class made it well suited for combat operations and was soon redesigned for fleet operations. Furthermore, the class was also designed to be stealthier than its contemporaries, being equipped with hidden gun turrets that folded its guns into the hull, making it well suited for special operations as well. A subclass was designed eventually specifically for special operations, dubbed the Reaper-class. This subclass added a cloaking generator, removed several gun turrets and added a small hangar below the bow for a single ST-5A Ghost-class dropship.