USS ''Copeland'' (FFG-25) was the seventeenth ship of the of guided-missile

frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...

s in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral

Robert W. Copeland Rear Admiral Robert Witcher Copeland (September 9, 1910 – August 25, 1973) was a United States Navy officer who served during World War II. Copeland was born in Tacoma, Washington. Enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1929, he was commission ...

(1910–1973). Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, 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 ''Mubarak'' (F911). After the 2011 revolution the ship was renamed to remove the former ruler's name. The ship is named ''Alexandria'' (F911) now. , she remained in active service with the

Egyptian Navy The Egyptian Navy ( ar, القوات البحرية المصرية, El-Quwwāt el-Bahareya el-Miṣriyya, Egyptian Navy Forces), also known as the Egyptian Naval Force, is the maritime branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. It is the largest navy ...

. ''Copeland'' was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Copeland (FFG-25) Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates of the United States Navy Ships built in Los Angeles 1980 ships Cold War frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States Mubarak-class frigates Frigates of Egypt