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 ENSSharm El-Sheik (F901), she was formally decommissioned and stricken on 31 March 1998. As of March 2021[update],[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 Missionsedit
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)
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fahrion, fourteenth, ship, oliver, hazard, perry, class, guided, missile, frigates, named, admiral, frank, george, fahrion, 1894, 1970, sharm, sheik, march, 2021history, united, states, namefahrion, namesakeadmiral, frank, george, fahrion, 1894, 1970, ordered2. 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 2021History 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 IdentificationHull symbol FFG 22 Code letters NFGF 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 update 1 General characteristics 2 Class and typeOliver 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 Propulsion2 General Electric LM2500 30 gas turbines generating 41 000 shp 31 MW through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller 2 Auxiliary Propulsion Units 350 hp 260 kW retractable electric azimuth thrusters for maneuvering and docking 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 systemsAN SPS 49 air search radar AN SPS 55 surface search radar CAS and STIR fire control radar AN SQS 56 sonar Electronic warfare amp decoysAN SLQ 32 ArmamentAs built 1 OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm 62 caliber naval gun 2 Mk 32 triple tube 324 mm launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIWS 4 50 cal 12 7 mm machine guns 1 Mk 13 Mod 4 single arm launcher for Harpoon anti ship missiles and SM 1MR Standard anti ship air missiles 40 round magazine Note As of 2004 Mk 13 systems removed from all active US vessels of this class 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 update 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 editMultinational 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 edit a b c d 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 USS Fahrion FFG 22 Navsource org Retrieved 11 April 2015 USS Fahrion FFG 22 Navysite de Retrieved 11 April 2015 210314 M JX780 1329 navy mil Retrieved 25 July 2021 FFG 22 Fahrion U S V Olinger This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain The entry can be found here External links editMaritimeQuest USS Fahrion FFG 22 pages GlobalSecurity org FFG 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Fahrion amp oldid 1086966071, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
