 ENS Sharm El-Sheik in the Red Sea in March 2021 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Fahrion |
| Namesake | Admiral Frank George Fahrion (1894–1970) |
| Ordered | 28 February 1977 |
| Builder | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down | 1 December 1978 |
| Launched | 24 August 1979 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Kathleen Dwyer Fahrion, Admiral Fahrion's widow |
| Acquired | 29 December 1981 |
| Commissioned | 16 January 1982 |
| Decommissioned | 31 March 1998 |
| Stricken | 31 March 1998 |
| Homeport | Mayport, Florida (former) |
| Identification |
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| Motto | "Tenacity" |
| Fate | transferred to Egyptian Navy, 31 March 1998[1] |
| Badge |  |
 Egypt | |
| Name | Sharm El-Sheik |
| Namesake | City of Sharm El-Sheik |
| Acquired | 31 March 1998[1] |
| Identification | F901 |
| Status | in active service, as of 2018[update][1] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
| Displacement | 4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load |
| Length | 445 feet (136 m), overall |
| Beam | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Draft | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | over 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h) |
| Complement | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-2F LAMPS I[3] |
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 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]
Fahrion (FFG-22) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
