USS McClung
Amphibious warfare vessel
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USS McClung (LSM-1) is the lead ship of the McClung-class landing ship medium, a new generation of amphibious warfare vessels being developed for the United States Navy. She will be built at Bollinger Shipyards in Pascagoula, Mississippi.[4]
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NNS Kada of the same type. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | McClung[1][2] |
| Namesake | Megan McClung |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Laid down | 2026 (planned) |
| Sponsored by | Re McClung (mother) and Gabrielle McClung (niece) |
| Completed | 2029 (planned) |
| Identification | LSM-1 |
| Status | Ordered |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Type | Landing Ship, Tank |
| Displacement | 4,000 t (3,900 long tons) |
| Length | 100 m (328 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (maximum) |
| Range | 3,400 nautical miles (6,300 km; 3,900 mi) |
| Capacity | 500 tonnes cargo |
| Troops | 250-282 troops |
| Crew | 18-32 |
| Armament | 1× 30 mm gun (planned) |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck |
Naming
The ship's name was officially announced by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on January 16, 2025. It honors Major Megan M.L. McClung, a 1995 U.S. Naval Academy graduate who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 6, 2006.[1][2]
