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Grafton was a Heavy Frigate, Clad both looks different, has two visible MAC barrels and fits into the 'Destroyer' description perfectly well, also note Grafton had one MAC as well, not two.
to the person saying 'why do they look alike...' if I posted right now a picture of a modern destroyer and a modern frigate, would you instantly be able to tell which one is which, keep in mind they look very very similar.
personally don't consider Halo: Legends 'authentic', since Heart of whatever its called is from that abomination don't tend to think of that as a Destroyer, plus it looks nothing like ships we have seen in Halo so far, they are all very functional, very 'chunky' looking, Heart of Midlothian looks too sharp, too streamlined to be a human ship to be honest. even Marathon class cruisers which are supposed to be top of the line ships, still look chunky and not streamlined at all, so I personally (just an opinion) see Heart of Midlothian as an anomaly in the Halo Universe, could imagine a Prowler might look like that, but just doesn't fit for a Destroyer for me.
Edit: also worth noting, maybe the Destroyer and the Frigate intentionally look similar. hiding a Destroyer in a group of Frigates, which one is the Destroyer...? gives the enemy a harder time attacking the strongest ship in the pack, just a thought. another thing worth mentioning, the 'cargo bay' style thing on In Amber Clad is much much thinner than those on the Frigates Forward Unto Dawn, suggesting it isn't even a cargo bay.
[Edited on 04.05.2011 10:15 AM PDT]