USS Fahrion (FFG-22)

USS "Fahrion" (FFG-22), fourteenth ship of the "Oliver Hazard Perry" class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral Frank George Fahrion (1894–1970). Ordered from Todd Pacific, Seattle, WA on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program, "Fahrion" was laid down on 1 December 1978, launched on 24 August 1979, and commissioned on 16 January 1982. Transferred to Egypt on 15 March 1998 as that nation's "Sharm El-Sheik" (F 901), she was formally decommissioned and stricken on 31 March 1998.

"Fahrion" (FFG-22) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.

External links

* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/fahrion_ffg_22_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest USS Fahrion FFG-22 pages]
* [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/FFG22.htm NVR FFG-22]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/ffg-22.htm GlobalSecurity.org FFG-22]

See also

* List of United States Navy ships
* List of ship launches in 1979
* List of ship commissionings in 1982
* List of ship commissionings in 1998
* List of ship decommissionings in 1998