Simpson was the last to be retired (on 29 September 2015), leaving the Navy devoid of frigates for the first time since 1943.
Also known as the Perry or FFG-7 (commonly "fig seven") class, the warships were designed in the United States in the mid-1970s as general-purpose escort vessels inexpensive enough to be bought in large numbers to replace World War II-era destroyers and complement 1960s-era s.
They could also provide air defense against 1970s- and 1980s-era aircraft and anti-ship missiles.
Navy built Oliver Hazard Perry frigates entered into service in 1977, and the last remaining in active service, , was decommissioned on 29 September 2015.
Early American-built Australian ships were originally built as the "short-hull" version, but they were modified during the 1980s to the "long-hull" design.
They could also provide air defense against 1970s- and 1980s-era aircraft and anti-ship missiles.
They are well suited to operations in littoral regions, and for most war-at-sea scenarios. ==Notable combat actions== Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates made worldwide news during the 1980s.
During the Iran–Iraq War, on 17 May 1987, was attacked by an Iraqi warplane.
Navy sailors died in the deadly prelude to the American Operation Earnest Will, the reflagging and escorting of oil tankers through the Persian Gulf and the Straits of Hormuz. Less than a year later, on 14 April 1988, was nearly sunk by an Iranian mine.
Roberts was decommissioned at Mayport on 22 May 2015, On April 18, 1988, was accompanying the cruiser and frigate when they came under attack from the Iranian gunboat which fired a U.S.
Stark was decommissioned in 1999, and scrapped in 2006.
The last nine ships of the class had new remotely operated 25 mm Mk 38 Mod 2 Naval Gun Systems installed on platforms over the old MK 13 launcher magazine. Up to 2002, the U.S.
Navy decommissioned 25 “FFG-7 Short” ships via "bargain basement sales to allies or outright retirement, after an average of only 18 years of service". From 2004 to 2005, the U.S.
Navy decommissioned 25 “FFG-7 Short” ships via "bargain basement sales to allies or outright retirement, after an average of only 18 years of service". From 2004 to 2005, the U.S.
However the upgrade project ran over budget and fell behind schedule. The first of the upgraded frigates, , returned to the RAN fleet in 2005.
was decommissioned on 12 November 2005 at naval base in Western Australia, and was decommissioned at that same naval base on 20 January 2008.
Stark was decommissioned in 1999, and scrapped in 2006.
HMAS Melbourne and Newcastle were transferred in May 2020 to the Chilean Navy and serve as Captain Prat and Almirante Latorre. ===Turkey=== The Turkish Navy had commenced the modernization of its s with the GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi) combat management system in 2007.
The first GENESIS upgraded ship was delivered in 2007, and the last delivery is scheduled for 2011.
was decommissioned on 12 November 2005 at naval base in Western Australia, and was decommissioned at that same naval base on 20 January 2008.
It had been planned to outfit the remaining ships with a 32-cell RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launcher at the location of the former Mk-13, but this did not occur. On May 11, 2009, the first International Frigate Working Group met in Mayport Naval Station to discuss maintenance, obsolescence and logistics issues regarding Oliver Hazard Perry-class ships of the U.S.
and foreign navies. On June 16, 2009, Vice Admiral Barry McCullough turned down the suggestion of then-U.S.
The first GENESIS upgraded ship was delivered in 2007, and the last delivery is scheduled for 2011.
Navy built Oliver Hazard Perry frigates entered into service in 1977, and the last remaining in active service, , was decommissioned on 29 September 2015.
Roberts was decommissioned at Mayport on 22 May 2015, On April 18, 1988, was accompanying the cruiser and frigate when they came under attack from the Iranian gunboat which fired a U.S.
According to Navy deactivation plans, all Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates would be retired by October 2015.
Simpson was the last to be retired (on 29 September 2015), leaving the Navy devoid of frigates for the first time since 1943.
Simpson fired three more SM-1s, and with later naval fire from Wainwright, sank the Iranian vessel. ===Durability=== On July 14, 2016, the ex- took over 12 hours to sink after being used in a live-fire, SINKEX during naval exercise RIMPAC 2016.
was decommissioned at the Garden Island naval base in 2016.
Equipment including Mk 75, 76 mm/62 caliber gun mounts, gun control panels, barrels, launchers, junction boxes, and other components were returned to service aboard s to extend their service lives into the 2030s. In June 2017, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson revealed the Navy was "taking a hard look" at reactivating 7-8 out of 12 mothballed Perry-class frigates to increase fleet numbers.
HMAS Darwin was also decommissioned at Garden Island in 2018. The Adelaide-class frigates were replaced by three Hobart-class air warfare destroyers equipped with the AEGIS combat system.
Representative Gene Taylor (D-MS) took up the cause to retain the vessels. The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates were to have been eventually replaced by Littoral Combat Ships by 2019.
In 2020, the Navy announced the new as their latest class of frigates. ==Design and construction== The ships were designed by the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine in partnership with the New York-based naval architects Gibbs & Cox.
HMAS Melbourne and Newcastle were transferred in May 2020 to the Chilean Navy and serve as Captain Prat and Almirante Latorre. ===Turkey=== The Turkish Navy had commenced the modernization of its s with the GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi) combat management system in 2007.
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