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Austal Delivers Future Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) to US Navy.
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Naval Forces News - USA |
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Austal Delivers Future Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery
(LCS 8) to US Navy |
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The US Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) during
a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard, June 23. Delivery marks the official
transfer of Montgomery from the shipbuilder to the Navy. It is the final
milestone prior to commissioning, which is planned for September 2016
in Mobile, Alabama. LCS 8 is the seventh littoral combat ship (LCS)
to be delivered to the Navy and the fourth of the Independence variant,
which is noted for its trimaran hull. |
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 The future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) |
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"Today
marks a significant milestone in the life of the future USS Montgomery,
an exceptional ship which will conduct anti-submarine, surface and mine
countermeasures operations around the globe with ever increasing mission
package capability," said LCS program manager Capt. Tom Anderson.
"I look forward to seeing Montgomery join her sister ships
in San Diego this fall and deploy next year." The LCS class consists of the Freedom variant and Independence variant, designed and built by two industry teams. The Freedom variant team is led by Lockheed Martin (for the odd-numbered hulls, e.g. LCS 1). The Independence variant team is led by Austal USA (for LCS 6 and follow-on even-numbered hulls). LCS is a modular, reconfigurable ship, with three types of mission packages including surface warfare, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare. The Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships (PEO LCS) is responsible for delivering and sustaining littoral mission capabilities to the fleet. Delivering high-quality warfighting assets while balancing affordability and capability is key to supporting the nation's maritime strategy. Link to Independence class Littoral Combat Ship technical datasheet |