USS Copeland (FFG-25)

USS "Copeland" (FFG-25) was the seventeenth ship of the "Oliver Hazard Perry"-class of guided-missile frigates in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Robert W. Copeland (1910–1973).

Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards, San Pedro, California on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program, "Copeland" was laid down on 24 October 1979, launched on 26 July 1980, and commissioned on 7 August 1982. Decommissioned and stricken on 18 September 1996, she was transferred to Egypt the same day as that nation's "Mubarak" (F 911).

"Copeland" (FFG-25) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.

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* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/copeland_ffg_25.htm MaritimeQuest USS Copeland FFG-25 pages]