USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34), the twenty-sixth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Vice-Admiral Aubrey Fitch (1883–1978), who was noted for his outstanding command work in the South Pacific during World War II.

The USS AUBREY FITCH (FFG-34), an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate, was commissioned on 9 OCT 1982. USS AUBREY FITCH served her country for 15 years, 2 months and 3 days, until decommissioned on 12 DEC 1997.

Sep 22, 2022 · Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34) was laid down on 10 April 1981 at Bath, Maine, by Bath Iron Works; launched on 17 October 1981; sponsored by Mrs. Francesca Fitch Ferguson, the granddaughter of the late...

FFG 34 - USS Aubrey Fitch . Type, Class: Guided Missile Frigate; Oliver Hazard Perry - class (short hull) planned and built as FFG 34. Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA. STATUS: Awarded: January 23, 1978. Laid down: April 10, 1981. Launched: October 17, 1981. Commissioned: October 9, 1982. Decommissioned: December 12, 1997

In 1981, the U.S. Navy guided-missile frigate USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34) was named in Admiral Fitch ' s honor. The main road to the former NAS Brunswick, is named Admiral Fitch Avenue in his honor.

On 22 June, the guided missile frigate put to sea to become a unit of NATO's Standing Naval Force, Atlantic, based at Plymouth, England. That deployment included visits to a number of ports in northern Europe as well as training evolutions in the Baltic Sea.

"The FFG(X) will normally aggregate into strike groups and Large Surface Combatant led surface action groups but also possess the ability to robustly defend itself during conduct of independent operations while connected and contributing to the fleet tactical grid."

USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG 34) (1982-1997) was the first ship to be named in his honor. Upper Photo: (Photo from the U.S. Naval Academy Yearbook; The Lucky Bag, Class of 1906.)

Nov 2, 2023 · Mid-November 1983 found the newly commissioned Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigate USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34), along with the two equally new Pegasus -class hydrofoil patrol boats, USS Aquila (PHM-4) and Taurus (PHM-3) in Guantanamo Bay “for the purpose of testing the feasibility of operating those types of ships in the same task organization.”

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