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USS Nantucket (LCS-27)
Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Nantucket.
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]
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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 |
Identification | Hull number: LCS-27 |
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Status | On order |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
Length | 378 ft (115 m) |
Speed | >40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h) |
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Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on 6 October 2017.[1]