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|Ship caption=USS ''Fahrion'' (FFG-22)
| Ship caption = ENS ''Sharm El-Sheik'' in the [[Red Sea]] in March 2021
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|Ship country=United States
| Ship country = United States
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| Ship flag = {{USN flag|1998}}
|Ship name=''Fahrion''
| Ship name = ''Fahrion''
|Ship namesake=[[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[Frank G. Fahrion|Frank George Fahrion]] (1894–1970)
| Ship namesake = [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[Frank G. Fahrion|Frank George Fahrion]] (1894–1970)
|Ship ordered=28 February 1977
| Ship ordered = 28 February 1977
|Ship builder=[[Todd Pacific Shipyards]], [[Seattle, Washington]]
| Ship builder = [[Todd Pacific Shipyards]], [[Seattle]], Washington
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|Ship laid down=1 December 1978
| Ship laid down = 1 December 1978
|Ship launched=24 August 1979
| Ship launched = 24 August 1979
|Ship sponsor= Mrs. Kathleen Dwyer Fahrion, Admiral Fahrion's widow
| Ship sponsor = Mrs. Kathleen Dwyer Fahrion, Admiral Fahrion's widow
|Ship acquired=29 December 1981
| Ship acquired = 29 December 1981
|Ship commissioned=16 January 1982
| Ship commissioned = 16 January 1982
|Ship decommissioned=31 March 1998
| Ship decommissioned = 31 March 1998
|Ship struck=31 March 1998
| Ship struck = 31 March 1998
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|Ship motto="Tenacity"
| Ship motto = "Tenacity"
|Ship homeport=[[Naval Station Mayport|Mayport]], Florida (former)
| Ship homeport = [[Naval Station Mayport|Mayport]], Florida (former)
|Ship fate=transferred to [[Egyptian Navy]], 31 March 1998<ref name=Wertheim>{{cite book | editor-last = Wertheim | editor-first = Eric | edition = 15th | title = The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems | chapter = Egypt | location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]] | publisher = [[Naval Institute Press]] | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-1-59114-955-2 | oclc = 140283156 | page = 171 }}</ref>
| Ship fate = transferred to [[Egyptian Navy]], 31 March 1998<ref name=Wertheim>{{cite book | editor-last = Wertheim | editor-first = Eric | edition = 15th | title = The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems | chapter = Egypt | location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]] | publisher = [[Naval Institute Press]] | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-1-59114-955-2 | oclc = 140283156 | page = 171 }}</ref>
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|Ship country=Egypt
| Ship country = Egypt
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Egypt|naval}}
| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Egypt|naval}}
|Ship name=''Sharm El-Sheik''
| Ship name = ''Sharm El-Sheik''
|Ship namesake=City of [[Sharm El-Sheik]]
| Ship namesake = City of [[Sharm El-Sheik]]
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|Header caption=<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/07/0722.htm | title=USS Fahrion (FFG 22) | publisher=Navsource.org | accessdate=April 11, 2015}}</ref>
| Header caption = <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/07/0722.htm | title=USS Fahrion (FFG 22) | publisher=Navsource.org | access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref>
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|Ship aircraft=1 &times; [[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|SH-2F LAMPS I]] <ref name="navysite">{{cite web | url=http://www.navysite.de/ffg/FFG22.HTM | title=USS Fahrion (FFG 22) | publisher=Navysite.de | accessdate=April 11, 2015}}</ref>
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'''USS ''Fahrion'' (FFG-22)''', fourteenth ship of the {{sclass-|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|0}} of guided-missile [[frigate]]s, was named for Admiral [[Frank G. Fahrion|Frank George Fahrion]] (1894–1970).
'''USS ''Fahrion'' (FFG-22)''', fourteenth ship of the {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|0}} of guided-missile [[frigate]]s, was named for Admiral [[Frank G. Fahrion|Frank George Fahrion]] (1894–1970).

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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 '''''Sharm El-Sheik'' (F901)''', she was formally decommissioned and stricken on 31 March 1998. {{As of|2012}}, ''Sharm El-Sheik'' remained in active service with the [[Egyptian Navy]].<ref name=Wertheim />


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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}},<ref>{{cite web |title=210314-M-JX780-1329 |url=https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery/igphoto/2002603354/ |website=navy.mil |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> ''Sharm El-Sheik'' remained in active service with the [[Egyptian Navy]].<ref name=Wertheim />
[[File:USS Fahrion (FFG-22) underway in 1995.JPEG|thumb|250x250px|USS Fahrion in American service in 1995.]]
''Fahrion'' (FFG-22) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.
''Fahrion'' (FFG-22) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.


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*Baltops 89 (June 1989 – Sept 1989)
*Baltops 89 (June 1989 – Sept 1989)
*Great Lakes Cruise (June 1990 – September 1990)
*Great Lakes Cruise (June 1990 – September 1990)
*Operation Abel Vigil (June 1994 – August 1994)<ref>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/ffg-22.htm</ref>
*Operation Abel Vigil (June 1994 – August 1994)<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/ffg-22.htm | title=FFG 22 Fahrion }}</ref>
*UNITAS 36–95 (27 June 1995<ref>http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/opinions/1999Term/98-0095.htm</ref>-December 1995)
*UNITAS 36–95 (27 June 1995<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/opinions/1999Term/98-0095.htm | title=U.S. V. Olinger }}</ref>-December 1995)
*Great Lakes Cruise (June 1997 – September 1997)
*Great Lakes Cruise (June 1997 – September 1997)

==See also==
*[[List of ship launches in 1979]]
*[[List of ship commissionings in 1982]]
*[[List of ship commissionings in 1998]]
*[[List of ship decommissionings in 1998]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{NVR|{{NVR url|id=FFG22}}}}
{{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=FFG22}}}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/ffg-22.htm GlobalSecurity.org FFG-22]
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/ffg-22.htm GlobalSecurity.org FFG-22]


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[[Category:Cold War frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States]]
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[[Category:Mubarak-class frigates]]
[[Category:Mubarak-class frigates]]
[[Category:Active frigates of Egypt]]
[[Category:Frigates of Egypt]]

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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 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)
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]

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,[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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "FFG 22 Fahrion".
  6. ^ "U.S. V. Olinger".

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.

External links[edit]

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