History of Frigate

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The oldest commissioned warship in the US Navy is [USF Constitution]?, a frigate put into service in the 1790's. It is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world; the [HMS Victory]?, though older, is maintained in drydock.

The oldest commissioned warship in the US Navy is [USF Constitution]?, better known as "Old Ironsides," a frigate put into service in the 1790's. It is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world; the [HMS Victory]?, though older, is maintained in drydock.

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In an attempt to overcome these limits and provide escorts that could keep up with nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the US Navy commissioned several nuclear-powered frigates in the 1960s. They were far larger than any other frigates ever seen, and all were reclassified as cruisers in 1975. * DLGN/CGN-25: USS Bainbridge * DLGN/CGN-35: USS Truxtun * DLGN/CGN-36: USS California * DLGN/CGN-37: USS South Carolina * DLGN/CGN-38: USS Virginia * DLGN/CGN-39: USS Texas * DLGN/CGN-40: USS Mississippi

In an attempt to overcome these limits and provide escorts that could keep up with nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the US Navy commissioned several nuclear-powered frigates in the 1960s. They were far larger than any other frigates ever seen, and all were reclassified as cruisers in 1975 and struck from the [Navy List]? in the 1990s.

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Despite their limitations, the US Navy's conventionally-powered [Oliver Hazard Perry]?-class frigates are robust platforms, capable of withstanding considerable damage. This "toughness" was aptly demonstrated when USS Samuel B. Roberts struck a mine and USS Stark was hit by two Exocet? missiles. In both cases the ships survived, were repaired and returned to the fleet.

* [USS Long Beach (DLGN/CGN-9)]? (Struck January 1, 1994) * [USS Bainbridge (DLGN/CGN-25)]? (Struck October 6, 1995) * [USS Truxtun (DLGN/CGN-35)]? (Struck September 11, 1995) * [USS California (DLGN/CGN-36)]? (Struck) * [USS South Carolina (DLGN/CGN-37)]? (Struck) * [USS Virginia (DLGN/CGN-38)]? (Struck January 1, 1994) * [USS Texas (DLGN/CGN-39)]? (Struck July 16, 1993) * [USS Mississippi (DLGN/CGN-40)]? (Struck 1995) * [USS Arkansas (DLGN/CGN-41)]? (Struck [October 1]], 1997) All currently-operating frigates in the US Navy are conventionally-powered Oliver Hazard Perry-class ships.