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 ...

The Bronze Star Medal for Valor was won by Fahrion as Commanding Office of the battleship USS North Carolina (BB 55) during Fleet raids ranging from the Philippines to Iwo Jim and Okinawa. He was advanced to flag rank in January of 1945.

USS FAHRION was the 14 th OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guide missile frigate and one of the "short-hull" versions in that class. USS FAHRION was homeported in Mayport, FL., and after decommissioning the frigate was sold to Egypt where she was renamed SHARM EL SHEIKH.

Named for: Frank George Fahrion. Complement: 15 Officers and 190 Enlisted. Displacement: 4100 tons. Length: 453 feet . Beam: 45 feet . Flank Speed: over 29 knots . Range: 5 000 nautical miles . Final Disposition:Transferred to Egyptian Navy 31 March 1998

FFG 22 - USS Fahrion . Type, Class: Guided Missile Frigate; Oliver Hazard Perry - class (short hull) planned and built as FFG 22. Builder: Todd Pacific Shipyard, Seattle, Washington, USA. STATUS: Awarded: February 28, 1977. Laid down: December 1, 1978. Launched: August 24, 1979. Commissioned: January 16, 1982. Decommissioned: March 31, 1998

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 ...

NAMESAKE - Admiral Frank George Fahrion (17 April 1894 - 16 January 1970). During World War II, Fahrion was the Destroyer Screen Commander for the "YORKTOWN" carrier task force in the early Central Pacific raids on the Gilbert Islands.

This information on the USS FAHRION comes from a variety of sources ranging from Jane's Fighting Ships to official US Naval (Department of the Navy) documents, materials from sailors and donors to our collection.

The crew tested its skill off the coast of Mexico when Fahrion rendezvoused with USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3) for an underway replenishment. When Fahrion broke away, after receiving fuel and stores, she became the first FFG to complete an underway replenishment evolution …

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 ...