Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate USS Kauffman (FFG-59)

USS Kauffman (FFG-59), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman (1887–1963) and his son, Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman (1911–1979), both experts in sub-surface naval missions.

Kauffman was laid down on 8 April 1985 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 29 March 1986; and commissioned on 28 February 1987.

As of 2005, Kauffman is homeported at NS Norfolk, Virginia, and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 26.