A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7) underway on 24 Aug 1979 in the Great Lakes. U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY PHC FRANCAVILLO
The contest to design the frigates was won by Bath Iron Works, and the program became a model for other U.S. shipbuilders when it began delivering ships on time and under budget. The USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) would be the third-to-last of the class.
FFG 7 sails in formation with two sister ships, USS Antrim (FFG 20) and USS Jack Williams (FFG 24), on 1 July 1982. Six years later, Jack Williams would sail with USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) on its fateful deployment to the Persian Gulf. U.S. NAVY PHOTO
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