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). The has been retired from active duty in the Navy as of 2015, and use has been replaced by the Littoral Combat Ship, to be augmented by the planned Constellation class guided-missile frigates.
For age-of-sail era frigates, see List of sailing frigates of the United States Navy. For PF (Patrol Frigate) ships, see . Overview
Class Inservice FF 1963-1990 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 FF 1964-1989 11 11 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 FFG 1966-1989 19 6 13 0 0 6 0 0 0 FF 1969-1994 55 46 9 7 0 46 2 0 0 FFG 1977-2015 71 71 0 41 6 51 0 0 0 FFG Constellation TBA 20 0 18 0 0 0 0 1 1
Bronstein-class FF The comprised 2 ships, commissioned in 1963. They were both decommissioned in December 1990, and donated to Mexico in 1993. Badge # Name Commissioned Decommissioned Class Status FF-1037 1963 13 December 1990 Bronstein class Donated to Mexico, 12 November 1993 FF-1038 1963 14 December 1990 Bronstein class Donated to Mexico, 12 November 1993
Garcia-class FF The comprised 10 ships, commissioned from 1964 to 1968. The last active duty ship in the US of this class, the , was decommissioned in August 1989. Badge # Name Commissioned Decommissioned Class Status FF-1040 1964 30 January 1989 Garcia class Scrapped, 29 March 1994 FF-1041 1965 30 September 1988 Garcia class Transferred to Brazil FF-1043 1965 30 September 1988 Garcia class Scrapped; dismantling, 21 August 2002 FF-1044 1965 31 March 1989 Garcia class Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 28 September 1994 FF-1045 1965 8 December 1988 Garcia class Transferred to Brazil FF-1047 1966 23 August 1989 Garcia class Scrapped; dismantling 19 January 2001 FF-1048 1968 23 September 1988 Garcia class Leased to Brazil, 1989 FF-1049 1968 31 May 1989 Garcia class Scrapped in Hong Kong FF-1050 1968 28 September 1988 Garcia class Initially leased, then sold, to Brazil on 24 January 2001 FF-1051 1968 20 December 1988 Garcia class Scrapped in Hong Kong
Glover-class AGFF The , a subclass of the Garcia class, comprised 1 ship, the . She was in commission from 1965 to 1990. Badge # Name Commissioned Decommissioned Class Status FF-1098 1965 15 June 1990 Garcia class Sold for scrap, 15 April 1994
Brooke-class FFG The comprised 6 ships, commissioned from 1966 to 1968. The last active-duty ship of this class, the , was decommissioned in January 1989.
Badge # Name Commissioned Decommissioned Class Status FFG-1 1966 16 September 1988 Brooke class Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 28 March 1994 FFG-2 1967 1 September 1988 Brooke class Sunk as a target, 15 June 2000 FFG-3 1968 8 September 1988 Brooke class Sunk as a target, 2 November 1999 FFG-4 1967 30 September 1988 Brooke class Sold for scrap, 9 March 1994 FFG-5 1967 30 September 1988 Brooke class Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 28 March 1994 FFG-6 1967 31 January 1989 Brooke class Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 28 March 1994
Knox-class FF The comprised 46 ships, commissioned between 1969 and 1974. The last ship of this class in active US service, the , was decommissioned in July 1994. Badge # Name Commissioned Decommissioned Class Status FF-1052 1969 14 February 1992 Knox class Sunk as target, 7 August 2007 FF-1053 1969 14 December 1991 Knox class Scrapped in 2004 FF-1054 1970 29 June 1991 Knox class Scrapped, 21 July 2001 FF-1055 1969 20 December 1991 Knox class Sunk as target, 4 June 2002 FF-1056 1969 30 August 1992 Knox class Transferred to Greece, 1992 FF-1057 1970 14 February 1992 Knox class Sunk as target, 5 July 2002 FF-1058 1969 14 December 1991 Knox class Scrapped beginning on 15 December 2001 FF-1059 1970 6 September 1991 Knox class Transferred to Turkey for spare parts, 21 December 1999 FF-1060 1970 12 December 1991 Knox class Sold for scrapping, 15 December 2001 FF-1061 1970 30 September 1991 Knox class Sold for scrapping, late September 1999 FF-1062 1970 14 February 1992 Knox class Transferred to Mexico as ARM Mina (F-214), 10 April 2002 FF-1063 1971 28 August 1993 Knox class Sold to Turkey, renamed Kocatepe FF-1064 1970 27 September 1993 Knox class Disposed of by Recycling, 4 August 2000 FF-1065 1972 19 March 1992 Knox class Donated to Mexico FF-1066 1971 2 July 1992 Knox class Donated to Mexico FF-1067 1970 2 July 1992 Knox class Disposed of by scrapping, dismantling 31 March 2003 FF-1068 1970 30 June 1992 Knox class Transferred to Greece, 30 June 1992 FF-1069 1972 26 September 1991 Knox class Disposed of by Recycling, 19 September 2000 FF-1070 1971 14 February 1992 Knox class Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 15 August 2003 FF-1071 1970 20 December 1991 Knox class Sunk as a target, 22 July 1998 FF-1072 1970 15 November 1991 Knox class Scrapped, dismantling, 30 September 2000 FF-1073 1972 7 August 1992 Knox class Transferred to Taiwan as Chi Yang (FF-932) FF-1074 1971 2 July 1992 Knox class Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, RIMPAC 2002, 10 July 2002 FF-1075 1970 30 July 1992 Knox class Transferred to Greece, July 1992 FF-1076 1971 31 July 1993 Knox class Transferred to Turkey on 31 July 1993; renamed Adatepe (F-251); decommissioned 2001 FF-1077 1970 6 August 1993 Knox class Transferred to Thailand as Phuttaloetla Naphalai (F-462) FF-1078 1971 30 June 1994 Knox class Transferred to Taiwan as Lan Yang (FF-935) FF-1079 1971 30 June 1994 Knox class Transferred to Turkey, 22 February 2002 FF-1080 1971 14 August 1992 Knox class Transferred to Turkey, 9 January 2000 FF-1081 1971 15 May 1992 Knox class Transferred to Taiwan, 29 April 1998, as Ni Yang (F-938) FF-1082 1971 30 June 1993 Knox class Transferred to Turkey, 13 December 1993 FF-1083 1971 30 April 1992 Knox class Transferred to Taiwan, 29 September 1999 FF-1084 1972 6 May 1994 Knox class Transferred to Turkey, 2 February 2002 FF-1085 1972 20 May 1994 Knox class Transferred to Turkey, 2 February 2002 FF-1086 1972 2 July 1992 Knox class Transferred to Taiwan, 29 September 1999 FF-1087 1972 6 August 1993 Knox class Transferred to Taiwan, as Fen Yang FF-1088 1972 20 March 1992 Knox class Sold to Taiwan in 1999 FF-1089 1973 27 July 1994 Knox class Transferred to Egypt, 27 July 1994 FF-1090 1973 27 May 1994 Knox class Transferred to Turkey, 27 May 1994 FF-1091 1973 15 October 1991 Knox class Sold to Turkey as a hulk (19 July 1999); subsequently sunk as a target in the Turkish Seawolf 2001 naval exercise, June 2001 FF-1092 1973 30 August 1993 Knox class Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred to Turkey FF-1093 1973 30 July 1993 Knox class Leased and then sold to Turkey FF-1094 1974 15 April 1992 Knox class Donated to Mexico FF-1095 1974 30 July 1994 Knox class Leased to Royal Thai Navy in 1994 and eventually sold, 9 December 1999 FF-1096 1974 16 December 1991 Knox class Transferred to Taiwan, renamed Yi Yang (F-939) FF-1097 1974 28 July 1994 Knox class Transferred to Egypt, 28 June 1994
Oliver Hazard Perry-class FFG The comprised 51 ships, commissioned between 1977 and 1989. The last active duty ship in the US of this class, the , was decommissioned in September 2015.