The FFG-7 class frigates are slowly being removed from active duty in the Navy, to be eventually replaced by the Littoral Combat Ship . For age-of-sail era frigates, see List of sailing frigates of the United States Navy . For PF (Patrol Frigate) ships, see List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy . Decommissioned: 13 December 1990.

One of these, USS Constitution, a three-masted tall ship, is one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy….Commissioned.

In modern navies, frigates are used to protect other warships and merchant-marine ships. They are especially useful as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) combatants, for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups, and merchant convoys.

Eight Type 26 Frigates
Eight Type 26 Frigates are to be built in total with three in the first batch. Ordering in batches is common for projects of this size around the world and was last seen with the Royal Navy for the Type 45 Destroyers and recent Offshore Patrol Vessels.

This is a list of frigates of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number. It includes all of the hull classification symbols FF and FFG. Prior to the 1975 ship reclassification, ships that are now classified as FF or FFG were classified as DE or DEG ( destroyer escort ).

First six ships of the US Navy. The United States Congress authorized the original six frigates of the United States Navy with the Naval Act of 1794 on March 27, 1794, at a total cost of $688,888.82.

To protect the new Constellation-class frigates from a similar fate, the Navy is using a parent-design approach that modifies an existing frigate design to the needs of the U.S. Navy. The Navy hopes that this approach will reduce design time and cost, keep production on schedule and help reduce technical design challenges.