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US Navy - Littoral Combat Ship LCS 38 - USS Pierre |
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Type,
class: Littoral Combat Ship - LCS; Independence
class Builder: Austal-USA, Mobile, Alabama, USA STATUS: Awarded: December 17, 2018 Laid down: June 16, 2023 Christened: May 18, 2024 Launched: August 5, 2024 Commissioned: November 15, 2025 IN SERVICE Homeport: Naval Base San Diego, California Namesake: City of Pierre, South Dakota Ships Motto: ON THE MOVE - ON THE HUNT Technical Data: see: INFO > Independence class Littoral Combat Ship - LCS |
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 arriving at her new homeport, Naval Base San Diego, California for the first time - December 5, 2025  arriving at her new homeport, Naval Base San Diego, California for the first time - December 5, 2025  arriving at her new homeport, Naval Base San Diego, California for the first time - December 5, 2025  refueling stop in Colon, Panama - November 22, 2025 transited the Panama Canal east to west in November 2025  commissioning ceremony - Panama City, Florida - November 15, 2025  commissioning ceremony - Panama City, Florida - November 15, 2025  commissioning ceremony - Panama City, Florida - November 15, 2025  prepared for commissioning - Panama City, Florida - November 13, 2025  arriving in Panama City, Florida for her upcoming commissioning - November 7, 2025  arriving in Panama City, Florida for her upcoming commissioning - November 7, 2025  roll-out and launching at Austal-USA shipyard, Mobile, Alabama - August 5, 2024  roll-out and launching at Austal-USA shipyard, Mobile, Alabama - August 5, 2024  roll-out and launching at Austal-USA shipyard, Mobile, Alabama - August 5, 2024  roll-out and launching at Austal-USA shipyard, Mobile, Alabama - August 5, 2024  roll-out and launching at Austal-USA shipyard, Mobile, Alabama - August 5, 2024  roll-out and launching at Austal-USA shipyard, Mobile, Alabama - August 5, 2024  roll-out and launching at Austal-USA shipyard, Mobile, Alabama - August 5, 2024  roll-out and launching at Austal-USA shipyard, Mobile, Alabama - August 5, 2024 |
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USS Pierre (LCS 38): ... history wanted ... |
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Pierre is the capital city of South Dakota and the seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second-least populous state capital in the United States, following Montpelier, Vermont. It is the eighth-most populous city in South Dakota. Founded in 1880, it was selected as the state capital when the territory was admitted as a state. Pierre is the principal city of the Pierre Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Hughes and Stanley counties. |
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