USS_Savannah_(LCS-28)

USS <i>Savannah</i> (LCS-28)

USS Savannah (LCS-28)

Littoral combat ship of the United States Navy

For other ships with the same name, see USS Savannah.

USS Savannah (LCS-28) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][7] She is the sixth ship to be named Savannah.[7]

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Design

In 2002, the United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[8] The Navy initially ordered two trimaran hulled ships from General Dynamics, which became known as the Independence-class littoral combat ship after the first ship of the class, USS Independence.[8] Even-numbered US Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional monohull Freedom-class littoral combat ship.[8] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design.[8] On 29 December 2010, the Navy announced that it was awarding Austal USA a contract to build ten additional Independence-class littoral combat ships.[9][10]

Construction and career

Savannah was built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[11] Austal delivered Savannah to the Navy, in Mobile on 28 June 2021.[12] Savannah was commissioned on 5 February 2022 in Brunswick, Georgia[5] before sailing to her new home port in San Diego, California.[5][13]

References

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    "Savannah (LCS-28)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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    "Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Savannah (LCS 28)" (Press release). United States Navy. 20 September 2019. NNS190920-08. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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    "The Future USS Savannah (LCS 28) is Christened at Austal USA" (Press release). Austal USA. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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    "Austal USA delivers the future USS Savannah (LCS 28) to the U.S. Navy" (Press release). Austal USA. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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    "Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28)" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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    "USS Savannah (LCS 28)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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    "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 13 February 2018. NNS180213-13. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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    "US Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS". US Navy. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
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    Special from Navy Office of Information (29 December 2010). "Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced" (Press release). Navy News Service. NNS101229-09. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
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    Osborn, Kris (27 June 2014). "Navy Engineers LCS Changes". www.dodbuzz.com. Monster. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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    "Littoral Combat Ship Charleston (LCS 18) Completes Acceptance Trails" (Press release). Austal USA. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018. ...construction on Savannah (LCS 28) commenced mid-July.
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    White, Ryan (30 June 2021). "Littoral combat ship USS Savannah delivered to U.S. Navy - Naval Post". Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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    Burkhart, Richard. "Newly commissioned by the U.S. Navy, USS Savannah sails out of Port of Brunswick for San Diego". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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