USS Nantucket (LCS-27)
Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy
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USS Nantucket (LCS-27) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][5] She is the third commissioned ship in naval service named after Nantucket.[5]
Nantucket after launch | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Nantucket |
| Namesake | Nantucket |
| Awarded | 6 October 2017[1] |
| Builder | Marinette Marine[1] |
| Laid down | 9 October 2019[2] |
| Launched | 7 August 2021[3] |
| Sponsored by | Polly Spencer |
| Christened | 7 August 2021 |
| Commissioned | 16 November 2024 |
| Home port | Mayport |
| Identification | Hull number: LCS-27 |
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| Status | In active service |
| Badge | _Crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
| Length | 378 ft (115 m) |
| Speed | >40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h) |
Design
In 2002, the Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[6] 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, USS Freedom.[6][7] 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 Independence-class littoral combat ship from General Dynamics.[6] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Freedom-class design.[6] 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.[1]
The ship was christened on 7 August 2021 and launched into the Menominee River.[8] Her sponsor was Polly Spencer, wife of Richard V. Spencer, former Secretary of the Navy.[9]
Nantucket was commissioned on 16 November 2024 at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston.[10][11] At the time it was commissioned, the ship's home port was identified as Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville, Florida.[11]
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Sources
This article incorporates public domain material from the Naval Vessel Register. The entry can be found here.
