USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34), the twenty-sixth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Vice-Admiral Aubrey Fitch (1883–1978), who was noted for his outstanding command work in the South Pacific during World War II.
USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34), underway during post-shakedown yard period sea trials, 5 May 1983.
Aubrey Wray Fitch was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. A naval aviator, he held important aviation-related commands both at sea and on shore from the 1920s onward. He also served as superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
VADM Aubrey W. Fitch, USN (March 18, 1946)
Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, USN, Commander, Aircraft, South Pacific Force, boards a PBY-5A aircraft at Guadalcanal (right). c.1943
Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, USN, Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy; With Mrs. Gwyneth Fitch, in the Superintendent's House, Annapolis, Maryland, October 1945.
Image: ADM Aubrey W. Fitch