USS Nantucket (LCS-27)

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

Nantucket after launch
History
United States
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
Commissioned	16 November 2024
Home port	Mayport
Identification	Hull number: LCS-27
Motto	Dominae griseae maris (Grey Lady of the Sea) [4]
Status	In active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Freedom-class littoral combat ship
Length	378 ft (115 m)
Speed	>40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h)

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

Design

In 2002, the Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships. ^[6] The Navy initially ordered two monohull ships from Lockheed Martin, which became known as the Freedom-class littoral combat ships after the first ship of the class, USS Freedom. ^{[6] [7]} Odd-numbered U.S. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Freedom-class monohull design, while even-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the trimaran hull Independence-class littoral combat ship from General Dynamics. ^[6] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Freedom-class design. ^[6]   Nantucket is the 14th Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be built.

Construction and career

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. ^[8] Her sponsor was Polly Spencer, wife of Richard V. Spencer, former Secretary of the Navy. ^[9]

Nantucket was commissioned on 16 November 2024 at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston under the command of Commander Angela Eickelmann. ^{[10] [11]} At the time it was commissioned, the ship's home port was identified as Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville, Florida. ^[11]

Nantucket arriving in Boston for commissioning in November 2024

Sources

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Naval Vessel Register .The entry can be found here.

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. Archived from the original on 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. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
6. "US Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS". US Navy. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
7. O'Rourke, Ronald (4 May 2010). "Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
8. "Future USS Nantucket christened at Marinette Marine". wbay.com. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
9. Anderson, Travis (14 August 2021). "USS Nantucket is ready for action". Boston Globe. pp. B3.
10. "Navy Announces Commissioning Date for the Future USS Nantucket (LCS 27)" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 12 September 2024.
11. Lissauer, Talia (16 November 2024). "New USS Nantucket is ready for active duty after being commissioned in ceremony at Charlestown Navy Yard" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved 16 November 2024.