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Region: Geopolity
Department of Defense
Work has now completed ahead of schedule on the following ships: USS Constellation (FFG-87), USS Frank Buckles (FFG-88), USS Joseph Oklahombi (FFG-89), USS Merrimack (FFG-90), USS Campbelltown (FFG-91) and USS Henry Nicholas Gunther (FFG-92) and they will now undergo 6 months of sea trials and shock trails. Work will now proceed on the final six ships of the Matthew C. Perry Class Frigates and are named as follows: USS Robert Anderson (FFG-93), USS Irvin Mcdowell (FFG-94), USS John Pope (FFG-95), USS Oliver Howard (FFG-96), USS William Starke Rosecrans (FFG-97) and lastly USS Arthur Macarthur (FFG-98). Work will last two years unless completed ahead of schedule and will thus complete the Union Navy's planned 400 ship expansion. Following the completion, upgrades and refits will be conducted to existing ships as needed and research and development of new weapon systems and engines.