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102k | 27 May 2004: Washington DC - The U.S. Navy announced today that General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, will be one of two defense contracting teams awarded contract
options for final system design with options for detail design and construction of up to two Flight 0 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). The LCS is an entirely new breed of U.S. Navy warship. A fast,
agile, and networked surface combatant, LCS's modular, focused-mission design will provide Combatant Commanders the required warfighting capabilities and operational flexibility to ensure
maritime dominance and access for the joint force. LCS will operate with focused-mission packages that deploy manned and unmanned vehicles to execute missions including, Special Operations
Forces (SOF) support, high-speed transit, Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP). (Artist concept provided to the U.S. Navy courtesy of General Dynamics, Photo #040527-O-0000G-004, from the Navy Newstand) |
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492k | undated: Mobile, Ala. - An aerial view of the Austal USA shipyard, the American branch of operations for Australian shipbuilder Austal. Founded in 1999 along the west bank of
Blakely Island on the Mobile River in Mobile, Alabama. The shipyard was initially engaged in building high-speed aluminum ferries, such as the Lake Express for service across Lake
Michigan, and the Alakai for Hawaii Superferry. Construction on the first Littoral Combat Ship of the USS Independence variant was begun in 2006. In conjunction with
the General Dynamics Corp., all of the planned Independence Class LCS's will be built here. (Photo courtesy of AUSTAL, USA) | ||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 18 July 2018: Mobile, Ala. - Prior to the cutting of the first sheet of medal for the construction of the future USS Savannah (LCS 28), AUSTAL USA shipyard workers prepare for the "First Cut" ceremony. Afterward, the button is pushed for the cutting machine to start and construction begins. Savannah will be the sixth ship named after the city to serve the U.S. Navy. She is preceded by the first Savannah which was a small galley authorized on 04 May 1798, serving from March 1799 to February 1802. The second Savannah was a frigate completed at the New York Navy Yard in 1844, she remained in service until 1870. The third Savannah was built as the German Hamburg America Steamship Company liner Saxonia. Seized at Seattle, Wash. at the beginning of World War I, she was converted to a submarine tender and served from 1917 to 1926. The fourth Savannah was a light cruiser (CL 42) which served from 1938 until decommissioned in February of 1947. The fifth Savannah was AOR 4, a replenishment oiler which commissioned in December of 1970 and served until decommissioning in July of 1995. (Photos courtesy of Austal USA) | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 20 September 2019: Mobile, Ala. - The wife of former Alabama senator Johnny Isakson and ship’s sponsor Dianne Davison Isakson authenticates the keel for the 14th Independence variant of the littoral combat ship class during the ceremony. While keel laying traditionally represents the formal start of a ship's construction, advanced modular shipbuilding allows fabrication of the ship to begin months in advance. Today, keel laying continues to symbolically recognize the joining of the ship's components and the ceremonial beginning of the ship. (Photos courtesy of Austal USA) | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() 29 August 2020: Mobile, Ala. - The Navy christened its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Savannah (LCS 28), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony n Saturday, 29 August at Mobile, Alabama. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition James Geurts delivered the christening ceremony's principal address. Mrs. Dianne Isakson, wife of former U.S. Senator John Isakson, serves as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, Mrs. Isakson christened the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow. (Photos courtesy of Austal USA) | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 02 September 2020: Mobile, Ala. - Five views of the future USS Savannah (LCS 28) being rolled out of her construction shed. She'll be placed on a barge which will then be towed downriver to BAE Systems, placed in a floating drydock, and launched as the floating drydock is sunk on the morning of 03 September. (Photos courtesy of Austal USA) | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 24 September 2020: the Gulf of Mexico - Six views of the future USS Savannah on sea trials. (Photos courtesy of Austal USA) |
Savannah's Commanding Officers |
Dates of Command | Commanding Officers |
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1.) 05 February 2022 | Cmdr. Kevin M. Ray (NROTC '05) (Garland, Tex.) |
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