An Iranian gunship fires at a US Navy convoy, only for the USS Simpson, an FFG-7 class frigate, to return fire. That April of 1988 was the first time that this class of frigate was tested in ...
The Constellation-class frigate was supposed to replace the aging Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates now in service. However, last year, the US Navy warned that the program was running up to 36 months ...