The lead ship of the class, USS OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG 7), and the following ships have been decommissioned: FFG 8 through 16, 19-34, 36-39, 42, 52, 53 and 57.

While there are no Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigates in the US Navy today, there was an attempt by elements of the US Coast Guard to acquire some of the retired Oliver Hazard Perry ...

The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates were produced in two variants, known as “short-hull” and “long-hull,” with the later variant being eight feet longer than the short-hull version ...

From NHHC For the first time in almost 38 years, there will be no Oliver Hazard Perry (OHP) Frigate on the fleet rolls of the United States Navy. USS Simpson (FFG 56) was decommissioned in her home… ...

During a Rim of the Pacific SINKEX exercise in 2016, one decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, the USS Thach, endured an incredible amount of ordnance before it sank. It was hit with ...

After 30 years of service the last Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate — USS Simpson (FFG-56) — ceremonially left U.S. Navy service Tuesday at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., according to the service.

The deployment of the USS Kauffman marks a historic turn for naval surface warfare, signifying the end of an era for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class Navy Frigates as the Kauffman will be the last U ...

A U.S. Navy warship won't be dropping anchor in Erie anytime soon. While efforts are ongoing to bring a decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate to Presque Isle Bay and turn it into a ...

The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate (FFG-7) was a class of guided-missile frigates built for the U.S. Navy and later operated by numerous allied navies. Designed for escort and general-purpose ...

USS Rentz (FFG-46) in 2009. US Navy Photo. THE PENTAGON — If recommissioned, seven retired Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates would serve as basic surface platforms, stay close to U.S. shores ...