[3][13], In 2002, the U.S. Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships. [30], Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, original six frigates of the United States Navy, "Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress", "USS Gabrielle Giffords commissioned in Galveston", "US Navy to commission future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) on 10 June", "Warship USS Gabrielle Giffords Commissioned in Texas", "Future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) Launches", "Navy names ship for former congresswoman Giffords", "Navy ship christened for former Arizona Rep. Giffords", "Navy Christens Littoral Combat Ship Gabrielle Giffords", "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)", "USS Gabrielle Giffords Commissioned in Galveston", "General Dynamics Enhances LCS 10 with New Anti-ship and Land Attack Cruise Missile System", "NSM – Naval Strike Missile – Now Has a U.S. Navy Designation", "From Hope to Giffords: The Navy's long history of unconventional ship names", "Keel Laid for Future USS Gabrielle Giffords", "Gabrielle Giffords signs initials onto future littoral combat ship bearing her name", "Navy ship named for Gabby Giffords hits water in Alabama", "US Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS", "Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced", "Commander Mark Kelly Announces Retirement From NASA, Navy", "More on Ship-Naming Controversies: About the USS Gabrielle Giffords", "Littoral Combat Ship USS Gabrielle Giffords Arrives In San Diego After Panama Canal Transit", US Navy’s ship-killer missile bound for China, List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Gabrielle_Giffords&oldid=975024259, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Congressional Research Service, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Naval Vessel Register, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 2,307 tonnes light, 3,104 tonnes full, 797 tonnes deadweight, 40 kn + (46 mph; 74 km/h), 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint, 4,300 nmi (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 kn + (23 mph; 37 km/h), This page was last edited on 26 August 2020, at 08:39. [17] Some commentators, including retired Commander Darlene Iskra, the first woman to command a U.S. Navy vessel,[24] and Robert Farley, professor at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce and military affairs scholar,[25] noted in response that several ships in the US Navy, including Henry M. Jackson, Carl Vinson, John C. Stennis, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush were named for prominent politicians who were still alive at the time of the naming.
[20] The ship was christened in a ceremony held at the Austal USA shipyard on 13 June 2015,[9][10] and Second Lady of the United States Jill Biden served as ship sponsor at the christening. SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Navy’s Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) completed Final Contract Trials (FCT) Nov 8. [8][16], During the ship's naming announcement on 10 February 2012, Secretary Mabus said that the Navy had chosen to name the ship Gabrielle Giffords because Rep. Giffords' name had become "synonymous with courage" and that the congresswoman had "inspired the nation with remarkable resiliency. [17], Construction on Gabrielle Giffords began with her keel laying on 16 April 2014, at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) sites, the United States Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. The USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) is currently docked at Pier21. [7] The ship's name was announced by then-Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on 10 February 2012.
), a former naval aviator and astronaut. (Plans may change due to security) USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords and the Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable-class multi-role stealth frigate RSS Steadfast conducted a bilateral exercise in the South China Sea, May 24-25. [7][8][16] Gabrielle Giffords is the 16th U.S. naval ship to be named for a woman by the United States Navy, and the 13th U.S. naval ship since 1850 to be named after a living person. [18] Rep. Giffords, still recovering from injuries sustained in the 2011 assassination attempt, attended the ship's keel-laying ceremony,[18][19] and with the assistance of an Austal welder, welded her initials into a plate that would become part of the ship's hull. [17], After the ship's 2015 christening, military-focused newspaper Stars and Stripes said that criticism of the ship's naming had become "muted", possibly due to recognition that the ship's naming was "by no means unprecedented. The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the United States Department of Defense, or the United States Department of the Navy of the linked web sites, or the information, products or services contained therein. Fair winds and following seas! [16] Giffords is married to Captain Mark Kelly (Ret. A U.S. Navy ship conducted presence operations near Panamanian flagged drillship, West Capella, May 12. "[16] The secretary also called the naming a tribute to Navy families, stating that Giffords was a "Navy spouse" who made efforts to support the Navy during her time in Congress. USS Gabrielle Giffords - LCS 10 and USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) conducted an underway replenishment in the South China Sea. Free tours will be offered Friday & Saturday from 1-3pm! Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD web site.
[17] The resulting report highlighted a consistent record of making "occasional exceptions" to established ship-naming conventions, beginning in 1798 when Secretary Benjamin Stoddert broke with naming convention by naming one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy as USS Chesapeake. “It’s literally a place where everybody knows your name,” said Engineman 2nd Class Eric A. Torres, who is assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10).
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