USS Copeland (FFG-25)
USS Copeland (FFG-25)
History
United States
NameCopeland
NamesakeRear Admiral Robert W. Copeland
Ordered28 February 1977
BuilderTodd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California
Laid down24 October 1979
Launched26 July 1980
Commissioned7 August 1982
Decommissioned18 September 1996
Stricken18 September 1996
HomeportSan Diego, California
Identification
Motto"Force For Peace"
Fatetransferred to Egyptian Navy, 18 September 1996[1]
Mubarak (F911)
Mubarak (F911)
Egypt
NameMubarak
Namesake
Acquired18 September 1996[1]
Commissioned13 July 1997[1]
RenamedAlexandria, 2011
IdentificationF911
Statusin active service, as of 2023[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeOliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Displacement4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length445 feet (136 m), overall
Beam45 feet (14 m)
Draft22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion
Speedover 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h)
Complement15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		AN/SLQ-32
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × SH-2F LAMPS I[3]

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, 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. As of 2023, she remained in active service with the Egyptian Navy.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). "Egypt". The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC 140283156.
  2. ^ "USS Copeland (FFG 25)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ^ "USS Copeland (FFG 25)". Navysite.de. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

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