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USS <i>Fahrion</i>

USS Fahrion

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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).

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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 ENS Sharm El-Sheik (F901), she was formally decommissioned and stricken on 31 March 1998. As of March 2021,[4] Sharm El-Sheik remained in active service with the Egyptian Navy.[1]

USS Fahrion in American service in 1995.

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

Operations and Missions

  • Multinational Peacekeeping Force Beirut Lebanon - Oct. 1983 - March 1984
  • Operation Earnest Will -MEF 2–86
  • Operation Earnest Will -MEF 2–88 (May 1988 – Sept 1988)
  • Baltops 89 (June 1989 – Sept 1989)
  • Great Lakes Cruise (June 1990 – September 1990)
  • Operation Abel Vigil (June 1994 – August 1994)[5]
  • UNITAS 36–95 (27 June 1995[6]-December 1995)
  • Great Lakes Cruise (June 1997 – September 1997)

References

  1. [1]
    Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). "Egypt". The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC 140283156.
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    "USS Fahrion (FFG 22)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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    "USS Fahrion (FFG 22)". Navysite.de. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. [4]
    "210314-M-JX780-1329". navy.mil. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. [5]
    "FFG 22 Fahrion".
  6. [6]
    "U.S. V. Olinger".

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