U.S. Navy to Christen LCS 10 – USS Gabrielle Giffords
[contextly_sidebar id=”4G7lDFNttrhX3qiMdbG625bPjNe9kMix”]The U.S. Navy is on the point of christen the long run USS Gabrielle Giffords, the tenth ship within the Navy’s littoral fight ship program.
The ship is called after former United States Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. LCS 10 would be the sixteenth U.S. naval ship to be named for a lady, and solely the thirteenth ship to be named for a dwelling individual since 1850.
The vessel is to be christened throughout a noon ceremony on June 13 at Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. During the occasion, Second Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden, the ship’s sponsor, will break a bottle of glowing wine throughout the bow thereby christening the ship.
“The christening of the future USS Gabrielle Giffords marks the beginning of what is certain to be a long life for this great ship,” mentioned Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. “It is also a celebration of the skill and dedication of the men and women who have built LCS 10 and the courage of her namesake. This ship truly embodies the Navy motto of Semper Fortis – Always Courageous.”
The future USS Gabrielle Giffords was rolled out of her meeting bay on the the Austal USA shipyard on February 24, 2015 and launched from a dry dock a day later.
The LCS class consists of the Freedom variant and Independence variant, every designed and constructed by completely different business groups. The Freedom variant workforce is led by Lockheed Martin (for odd-numbered hulls, e.g., LCS 1), whereas the Independence variant workforce is led by General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works (LCS 2 and LCS 4) and Austal USA (for the following even-numbered hulls).
Gabrielle Giffords is the third ship in a block purchase contract with Austal that requires the development of 10 Independence-variant ships. Sister ship Jackson (LCS 6) is getting ready for builder’s trials, and Montgomery (LCS 8) was christened in November 2014. The LCS program is ramping up in 2015 to ship two ships per 12 months from the Austal shipyard, in addition to two Freedom-variant ships from the Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin.
The LCS is meant to function in shallow, coastal waters and may journey at speeds in extra of 40 knots.
USS Gabrielle Giffords is predicted to ship to the U.S. Navy fleet in 2017.
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