The USS Kauffman 's deployment is the last for Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates . `` What a fitting mission for this great ship and crew to leave as its final legacy , keeping drugs off the streets of America by stopping them at the source , '' Concannon said . Perry-class frigates have been in the U.S. Navy for almost 40 years . Hide Caption 8 of 31 Photos Navy secretary says littoral combat ships will be the new frigates .
The USS Kauffman 's deployment is the last for Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates . Perry-class frigates have been in the U.S. Navy for almost 40 years . Hide Caption 8 of 31 Photos Navy secretary says littoral combat ships will be the new frigates .