the USS Stark deployment is the last for Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates . Perry-class frigates have been in the U.S. Navy for the 1980s . In the 1980s , attacks nearly sank two Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates in Central and South America . the U.S. 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 . In the 1980s , attacks nearly sank two Perry-class frigates in the Persian Gulf . Navy secretary says littoral combat ships will be the new frigates .