This is a list of frigates of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number. It includes all of the hull classification symbols FF and FFG. Prior to the 1975 ship reclassification, ships that are now classified as FF or FFG were classified as DE or DEG (destroyer escort). The has been retired from active duty in the Navy as of 2015, and use has been replaced by the Littoral Combat Ship, to be augmented by the planned Constellation class guided-missile frigates.
For age-of-sail era frigates, see List of sailing frigates of the United States Navy. For PF (Patrol Frigate) ships, see .
The comprised 2 ships, commissioned in 1963. They were both decommissioned in December 1990, and donated to Mexico in 1993.
The comprised 10 ships, commissioned from 1964 to 1968. The last active duty ship in the US of this class, the , was decommissioned in August 1989.
The comprised 46 ships, commissioned between 1969 and 1974. The last ship of this class in active US service, the , was decommissioned in July 1994.
The , a subclass of the Garcia class, comprised 1 ship, the . She was in commission from 1965 to 1990.
The comprised 6 ships, commissioned from 1966 to 1968. The last active-duty ship of this class, the , was decommissioned in January 1989.
The comprised 51 ships, commissioned between 1977 and 1989. The last active duty ship in the US of this class, the , was decommissioned in September 2015.
The Constellation class was planned to be 20 ships with all but two cancelled .
Museum ships