USS Nantucket (LCS-27) explained

USS Nantucket (LCS-27) is a littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1] [2] She is the third commissioned ship in naval service named after Nantucket.

Design

In 2002, the Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[3] The Navy initially ordered two monohull ships from Lockheed Martin, which became known as the Freedom-class littoral combat ships after the first ship of the class, .[4] Odd-numbered U.S. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Freedom-class monohull design, while even-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the trimaran hull from General Dynamics. The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Freedom-class design.  Nantucket is the 14th Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be built.

Construction and career

Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on 6 October 2017.

The ship was christened on 7 August 2021 and launched into the Menominee River.[5] Her sponsor was Polly Spencer, wife of Richard V. Spencer, former Secretary of the Navy.[6]

Nantucket was commissioned on 16 November 2024 at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston under the command of Commander Angela Eickelmann.[7] [8] At the time it was commissioned, the ship's home port was identified as Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville, Florida.[8]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=LCS27}} Nantucket (LCS-27) ]. . 15 February 2018.
  2. Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships . 13 February 2018 . NNS180213-13 . U.S. Navy . 15 February 2018.
  3. Web site: US Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150302070526/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=1650&ct=4. 2 March 2015. 30 October 2015. US Navy.
  4. Web site: O'Rourke. Ronald. 4 May 2010. Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923231642/http://www.dodbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/CRS-LCS-May-2010.pdf. 23 September 2015. 30 December 2014. Congressional Research Service.
  5. Web site: Future USS Nantucket christened at Marinette Marine . wbay.com. 9 August 2021. 9 August 2021.
  6. News: Anderson . Travis . 14 August 2021 . USS Nantucket is ready for action . B3 . Boston Globe .
  7. Navy Announces Commissioning Date for the Future USS Nantucket (LCS 27) . 12 September 2024 . U.S. Navy.
  8. News: New USS Nantucket is ready for active duty after being commissioned in ceremony at Charlestown Navy Yard . Talia . Lissauer . . limited . November 16, 2024 . November 16, 2024.

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