July 20, 1982: PCU Aubrey Fitch FFG-34 on sea trials off the coast of Maine.

October 9, 1982: Commissioning ceremony for the USS Aubrey Fitch FFG-34 at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine.

October 9, 1982: Color guard from the Maine State Police carry the flags at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Aubrey Fitch FFG-34 at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine.

October 9, 1982: Vice-President George H. W. Bush speaks at the commissioning ceremony for the
USS Aubrey Fitch FFG-34 at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine.

October 9, 1982: Vice-President George H. W. Bush speaking at the commissioning ceremony,
Commander Floyston A. Weeks, the ship's first Commanding Officer is seen in the background.