Oliver Hazard Perry
USS "Oliver Hazard Perry" (FFG-7) was the lead ship of the of guided-missile frigates. She was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, an American naval hero who was victorious at the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. "Oliver Hazard Perry" (FFG-7) was the first ship and, as of 2019, the only ship of the U.S. Navy to bear the name (although there were five previous US Navy ships named for Oliver Hazard Perry - four named USS Perry and one named USS Commodore Perry). "Oliver Hazard Perry" was in service from 1977 to 1997 and was scrapped in 2005.