The U.S. Navy is studying the possibility of a return to service bred to the reserve frigates

The command of the us navy is considering a return to the combat strength bred in the reserve frigates of the oliver hazard perry, according to flot.com. We are carefully studying the frigates of the "Oliver hazard perry". There are seven or eight of them, which could theoretically return to service. But a lot has changed since then, as the last time we upgraded them. You need to analyze the cost of restoring the combat capability of frigates, whether they actually strengthen our fleet, said the chief of naval operations jon richardson. Another way to increase the number of ships the navy admiral called the extension of the service life of the ships currently are in service.

In particular, we are talking about the missile destroyers of the arleigh burke class ("Arleigh burke"), which entered into operation in the first half of 1990-ies. According to richardson, "This could 10-15 years to expedite achievement of the cherished number 355 of ships in service". However, he recognized that without large-scale shipbuilding program these measures will not bring the expected result. The resource reminds that in the fall of 2016, during the election campaign, Donald Trump has announced a plan to bring the combat ships of the U.S. Navy to 355 units. Currently, there are 275. Reference resource: "The ships of class "Oliver hazard perry" designed as ocean escort frigate capable of asw and air defense, transport convoys, amphibious compounds and anti-submarine groups. From 1975 to 2004 built 71 frigate of this type.

The last of them retired from the us navy reserve in 2015. It was assumed that decommissioned ships give or sell to countries-allies of the United States".