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US Navy - Littoral Combat Ship LCS 28 - USS Savannah |
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class: Littoral Combat Ship - LCS; Independence
class Builder: Austal-USA, Mobile, Alabama, USA STATUS: Awarded: June 23, 2017 Laid down: September 20, 2019 Christened: August 29, 2020 Launched: September 3, 2020 Commissioned: February 5, 2022 IN SERVICE Homeport: San Diego, California Namesake: City of Savannah, Georgia Ships Motto: NOT FOR SELF - BUT FOR OTHERS Technical Data: see: INFO > Independence class Littoral Combat Ship - LCS |
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 Pacific Ocean - August 2022  Pacific Ocean - August 2022  Pacific Ocean - August 2022  Pacific Ocean - August 2022  Pacific Ocean - August 2022  arriving at her new homeport for the first time - San Diego, California - March 1, 2022  Key West, Florida - February 2022  Key West, Florida - February 2022  Key West, Florida - February 2022  Key West, Florida - February 2022  commissioning ceremony - Brunswick, Georgia - February 5, 2022  commissioning ceremony - Brunswick, Georgia - February 5, 2022  trials  roll out at Austal USA shipyard, Mobile, Alabama - September 2, 2020 |
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USS Savannah (LCS 28): US Navy commissioned its Independence class Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) February 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Georgia. LCS 28 is the 14th Independence-variant LCS and 28th in its class. It is the sixth ship named in honor of the city of Savannah. The first was a coastal galley that provided harbor defense for the port of Savannah, 1799-1802. The second USS Savannah, a frigate, served as the flagship of the Pacific Squadron and then served in the Brazil Squadrons and Home Squadrons, 1844-1862. The third USS Savannah (AS 8) was launched in 1899 as the German commercial freighter, Saxonia. Seized in Seattle, Washington, upon the outbreak of World War I, the freighter was converted to a submarine tender and supported submarine squadrons in both the Atlantic and Pacific, 1917-1926. The fourth USS Savannah (CL 42) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser commissioned in 1938. The warship served through the entire Mediterranean campaign, receiving three battle stars for service before decommissioning in 1945. The fifth USS Savannah (AOR 4) was a Wichita-class replenishment oiler commissioned in 1970. AOR 4 earned one battle star and a Meritorious Unit Commendation for service in the Vietnam War. The oiler provided underway replenishment services in the Atlantic and Indian oceans until decommissioning in 1995. Following commissioning, Savannah will sail to California to be home ported in San Diego, California. |
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Savannah ... is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War, Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's fifth-largest city, with a 2018 estimated population of 145,862. The Savannah metropolitan area, Georgia's third-largest, had an estimated population of 389,494 in 2018. |
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