FC, that makes sense. I cruise. I see lots of warships at the cruise ports. In Tunis I was surprised to see a German FF, and Italian PG, and I think a Turkish AK. Off Brest we saw rather a lot of French MSC(?) and in the Caribbean an RFA.
One problem I believe with the smaller patrol craft is they are more suited to day running and distant water ops. The key is for someone that holds the purse strings to do some serious consideration of our political needs.