| USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) | |
|---|---|
 Sister ship USS Independence | |
| Career |  |
| Namesake: | Gabrielle Giffords |
| Builder: | Austal USA |
| Sponsored by: | Roxanna Green[1][2] |
| Status: | Name assigned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Independence-class littoral combat ship |
| Displacement: | 2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight[3] |
| Length: | 127.4 m (418 ft)[3] |
| Beam: | 31.6 m (104 ft)[3] |
| Draft: | 14 ft (4.27 m)[3] |
| Propulsion: | 2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators |
| Speed: | 40 kn + (46 mph; 74 km/h), 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint |
| Range: | 4,300 nmi (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 kn + (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 210 tonnes |
| Complement: | 40 core crew (8 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Sea Giraffe 3D Surface/Air RADARBridgemaster-E Navigational RADARAN/KAX-2 EO/IR sensor for GFC |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | EDO ES-3601 ESM4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers |
| Armament: | BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun4× .50-cal guns (2 aft, 2 forward)Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcherMission modules |
| Aircraft carried: | 2× MH-60R/S SeahawksMQ-8 Fire Scout |
Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. The ship is named after former United States Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot along with eighteen other people during the 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona.[1] The ship's name was announced by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on 10 February 2012. The ship's sponsor will be Roxanna Green, the mother of Christina-Taylor Green, 9, who was killed in the Tucson shooting that wounded Giffords in January 2011. Gabrielle Giffords will be the 15th U.S. naval ship to be named for a woman by the United States Navy.[4]
The ship, currently being built by Austal USA, is scheduled to be completed and delivered to the Navy in August 2015.[5]
Naming Controversy[]
Some commentators disputed the decision to name the ship after Giffords, with two retired U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps officers criticizing the trend of naming ships for political reasons[6] while military blogger Spencer Ackerman called it "The USS Shameless Cynicism."[7] In response, some commentators have noted that several ships in the US Navy, including Henry M. Jackson, Carl Vinson, John C. Stennis, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush were named for prominent politicians who were still alive at the time of the naming, and that the still-active Carl Vinson was named for a Congressman responsible for barring women from combat roles in the Navy for nearly 50 years.[8][9]
References[]
- ↑ Freking, Kevin (10 February 2012). "Navy names ship for former congresswoman Giffords". Yahoo!. http://news.yahoo.com/navy-names-ship-former-congresswoman-giffords-202942575.html. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)". Naval Vessel Register. February 2012. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/LCS10.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2012.[dead link]
- ↑ "US Navy Ships Named in Honor of Women". Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.history.navy.mil/special%20highlights/women/ship-list1.htm. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑
This article incorporates public domain material from the Congressional Research Service document "Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress".
- ↑ May, Caroline (14 February 2012). "Former military brass 'shocked,' 'angered' over USS Gabrielle Giffords". http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/14/former-military-brass-shocked-angered-over-uss-gabrielle-giffords/. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ↑ Ackerman, Spencer (10 February 2012). "The U.S.S. Shameless Cynicism". http://www.attackerman.com/the-u-s-s-shameless-cynicism/. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ↑ Farley, Robert (February 10, 2012). "USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10)". http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2012/02/uss-gabrielle-giffords-lcs-10. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ↑ Iskra, Darline (February 27, 2012). "More on Ship-Naming Controversies: About the USS Gabrielle Giffords". Time, Inc.. http://nation.time.com/2012/02/27/more-on-ship-naming-controversies-about-the-uss-gabrielle-giffords/.
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