USS Fahrion

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).

ENS Sharm El-Sheik in the Red Sea in March 2021
History
United States
NameFahrion
NamesakeAdmiral Frank George Fahrion (1894–1970)
Ordered28 February 1977
BuilderTodd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington
Laid down1 December 1978
Launched24 August 1979
Sponsored byMrs. Kathleen Dwyer Fahrion, Admiral Fahrion's widow
Acquired29 December 1981
Commissioned16 January 1982
Decommissioned31 March 1998
Stricken31 March 1998
HomeportMayport, Florida (former)
Identification
Motto"Tenacity"
Fatetransferred to Egyptian Navy, 31 March 1998[1]
Badge
Egypt
NameSharm El-Sheik
NamesakeCity of Sharm El-Sheik
Acquired31 March 1998[1]
IdentificationF901
Statusin active service, as of 2018[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Displacement4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length445 feet (136 m), overall
Beam45 feet (14 m)
Draft22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion
Speedover 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h)
Complement15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		AN/SLQ-32
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × SH-2F LAMPS I[3]

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. 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.
  2. "USS Fahrion (FFG 22)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. "USS Fahrion (FFG 22)". Navysite.de. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. "210314-M-JX780-1329". navy.mil. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/ffg-22.htm
  6. http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/opinions/1999Term/98-0095.htm

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