USS Nantucket (LCS-27)

USS Nantucket (LCS-27) will be a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][5] She will be the third commissioned ship in naval service named after Nantucket.[5]

For other ships with the same name, see USS Nantucket.
Shown here is sister-ship USS Freedom underway on sea trials in February 2013 before her first deployment
History
United States
NameNantucket
NamesakeNantucket
Awarded6 October 2017[1]
BuilderMarinette Marine[1]
Laid down9 October 2019[2]
Launched7 August 2021[3]
Sponsored byPolly Spencer
Christened7 August 2021
IdentificationHull number: LCS-27
Motto
  • Dominae griseae maris
  • (Grey Lady of the Sea)[4]
StatusOn order
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General characteristics
Class and type Freedom-class littoral combat ship
Length378 ft (115 m)
Speed>40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h)

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.[6]

References
  1. "Nantucket (LCS-27)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. "Lockheed Martin-Led Team Begins Construction On Navy's Littoral Combat Ship, The Future USS Nantucket" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. "Littoral Combat Ship 27 (USS Nantucket) Christened And Launched" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. "USS Nantucket (LCS 27)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 13 February 2018. NNS180213-13. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  6. "Future USS Nantucket christened at Marinette Marine". wbay.com. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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