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NavSource Online: Littoral Warship Photo Archive


Ship's patch courtesy of
Don McGrogan,
BMCS, USN (Ret.)

Montgomery (LCS 8)


Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - M - G - Y

"Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere"
(We Dare Defend Our Rights)
Specifications - LCS Littoral Combat Ship Independence Class (Variant 2, Flight 0, first generation):
Hull Type: Stabilized Trimaran Monohull
Displacement: 2176 tons (light), 2784 tons (full)
Dead Weight: 608 tons
Length: 418' (oa)
Beam: 93.2' (extreme)
Draft: 13' (Maximum Navigational Draft)
Propulsion: Two gas turbine engines, two propulsion diesels, two waterjets
Speed: 47 kts (sprint), 50+ kts (top speed)
Armament: Bofors 57mm naval gun; Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher; 4 - .50 caliber machine gun mounts
Combat Management System: Northrup Grumman ICMS
Electronics: Ericsson Sea Giraffe (air / surface surveillance, weapon assignment);
Decoy System: 3 - Super RBOC; 2 - Nulka Decoy launchers
Complement: 26
Montgomery (LCS 8) Building and Operational Data:
  • 17 March 2011: Contract Awarded to General Dynamics Corp. for $368.6 million
  • 28 March 2011: Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced LCS 8 will be named USS Montgomery
  • 25 June 2013: Keel laid at Austal USA, Mobile, Ala.; keel authenticated by Mrs. Mary Sessions, wife of Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions
  • 06 August 2014: Launched (christening scheduled for later date)
  • 08 November 2014: Christened by sponsor, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard, delivered the principal address during the ceremony.
  • 27 April 2016: Completed Builder's Trials
  • 06 May 2016: Completed Acceptance Trials, a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV)
  • 23 June 2016: The Navy accepted delivery of future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) during a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard
  • 10 September 2016: Commissioned at the Alabama State Docks—Pier 2 in Mobile, Alabama, Commander Daniel Straub (LCS Crew 208) in command, assigned to LCS Squadron 1 at San Diego, Cal.
  • 13 September 2016: While enroute San Diego, a hydraulic cooling system seawater leak, and later a casualty to a gas turbine engine forced the ship to make for Mayport, Fla.
  • 04 October 2016: Rammed by a tug while departing Mayport to dodge Hurricane Matthew, she suffered an opened hull seam and 5 cracked hull stringers
  • 17 March 2017: Completed Final Contract Trials, a five day series of post-delivery test and trial events through which the ship and its major systems are exercised
  • 20 April 2018: Assigned to the newly formed Surface Division 11 at San Diego, Cal. in company with LCS 6, 10, and 12; ISIC will remain LCS Squadron 1
  • 30 May 2019: Departed San Diego, with an embarked detachment from HSC-23, on her maiden deployment to the Indian Ocean - Western Pacific, the first LCS to deploy in 19 months
  • 10 June 2020: Arrived back at San Diego after completing a successful 12 month deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean
  • 30 March 2023: In a report to Congress today, the Navy announced the intent to decommission and foreign sale of Montgomery, scheduled for FY 2024

    Note:
    1.) The contract option awarded to Lockheed Martin Corporation is managed by Lockheed Martin's Maritime Systems and Sensors division in Moorestown NJ. The Lockheed Martin team includes: Marinette Marine shipyard, Bollinger Shipyards, Gibbs and Cox naval architects, Izar of Spain and Blohm & Voss naval shipbuilders.

    2.) The contract option awarded to General Dynamics is managed by Bath Iron Works at Bath, Me. The major members of General Dynamics team are: Austal USA, based in Mobile, Ala.; BAE Systems, Rockville, Md; Maritime Applied Physics Corporation, Baltimore, Md; CAE Marine Systems, Leesburg, Va.; Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Baltimore, Md; General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Burlington, Vt.; General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Conn.; General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Washington, D.C.; and General Dynamics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

    "Montgomery, The Ship"     -    "Montgomery, The People"

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    102k 27 May 2004: Washington, D.C. - 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)
    Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

    Navsource DE/FF/LCS
    Archive Manager
    Independence
    1502001b
    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)
    Montgomery
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    305k 06 October 2011: Ackerman, Miss. - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange, left, celebrate the naming of the eighth littoral combat ship, USS Montgomery (LCS 8).

    (U.S. Navy photo #110928-N-AC887-004 by MCC Sam Shavers from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery
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    93k 26 June 2013: Mobile, Ala. - Mary Blackshear Sessions, left, wife of U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama and ship's sponsor, and a welder for Austal USA engrave Sessions' initials during the keel laying ceremony for the littoral combat ship Montgomery (LCS 8).
    (U.S. Navy photo #130626-N-ZZ999-001
    courtesy of Austal USA, from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery
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    165k 06 August 2014: Mobile, Ala. - Three views of PCU Montgomery (LCS 8) being rolled out the fabricating shed prior to her launching today.

    (© Photos courtesy of  Austal USA)
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    300k 08 November 2014: Mobile, Ala. - Mary Blackshear Sessions christens the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Montgomery (LCS 8) at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala. With Sessions are, from left, Craig Perciavalle, president of Austal USA; U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, from Alabama; and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard.

    (U.S. Navy photo #141108-N-ZZ999-110 by David Stoltz, from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery / G. Giffords
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    354k 01 July 2015: Mobile, Ala. - Photo of PCU Montgomery (LCS 8) at Austal fitting out pier taken by Curtis in Mobile. Curtis Barber
    Phenix City, Ala.
    Montgomery
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    375k 01 July 2015: Mobile, Ala. - Photo of PCU Montgomery (LCS 8) tied up ahead of PCU Gabriel Giffords (LCS 10) at Austal.
    Montgomery
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    326k 02 March 2016: Mobile, Ala. - Two views of PCU Montgomery (LCS 8) being moored to her berth.

    (© Photos courtesy of  Austal USA)
    Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

    Navsource DE/FF/LCS
    Archive Manager
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    05 March 2016: An eight view series of PCU Montgomery (LCS 8) returning from the Gulf of Mexico to her fitting-out pier at Austal shipyard.

    (© Photos courtesy of  Austal USA)
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    316k 10 September 2016: Mobile, Ala. - Two views of USS Montgomery (LCS 8) at her Commissioning Ceremony, held at the Alabama State Docks. The first photo just before the command was given to "Bring the ship alive", and the second after the crew has run aboard and manned the rails.

    (© Photos courtesy of  Austal USA)
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    219k 08 November 2016: San Diego, Cal. - The littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) arrived at its new homeport of San Diego after completing its maiden voyage from Mobile, Alabama. Montgomery is the fourth littoral combat ship of the Independence variety which features an innovative, trimaran hull, designed to offer unparalleled stability for marine and aviation operations in severe sea states.

    (U.S. Navy photo #161108-N-FC195-045 by MCSN Trenton Kotlarz from the Navy News Stand)
    Lee Wahler
    Lcdr., USN (ret.)
    --------------
    Tommy Trampp
    Montgomery
    1508022
    296k 22 February 2017: San Diego, Cal. - Adm. Phil Davidson, (right) commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, tours the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Montgomery. During a familiarization tour, Davidson visited the flight deck, bridge, damage control locker, mission bay and engineering spaces.

    (U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #170222-N-MB306-124 by MC2 Zachary Bell, from the Defense Video Imagery Distribution System)
    Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

    Navsource DE/FF/LCS
    Archive Manager
    Montgomery
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    451k 27 March 2017: San Diego, Cal. - A MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter sits in the hangar bay of the littoral combat ship Montgomery.

    (U.S. Navy photo #170327-N-VS214-002 by MC3 Zachary Eshleman from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery
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    156k 27 March 2017: San Diego, Cal. - Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Benton, the operations officer assigned to the littoral combat ship Montgomery, observes ground turns and telemetry tests of an MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter. This was the first test of the MQ-8C version of the Fire Scout on board an LCS.

    (U.S. Navy photo #170327-N-VS214-003 by MC3 Zachary Eshleman from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery
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    451k 09 April 2017: The Pacific Ocean - An MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter sits on the deck of Independence-class littoral combat ship Montgomery. Sailors and the Fire Scout testing team are underway conducting dynamic interface testing to verify the MQ-8C launch and recovery procedures and test interoperability between the unmanned helicopter and the ship. The MQ-8C Fire Scout is a larger variant than the MQ-8B and provides longer endurance, range and greater payload capability.

    (U.S. Navy photo #170409-N-RN789-001 by Command Master Chief Jacob A. Shafer from the Navy News Stand)
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    Friday, 19 May 2017: San Diego, Cal. -
    Four views of the littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) entering dry dock for Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) at San Diego Ship Repair.
    In view #2, divers perform an inspection of Montgomery as the ship enters dry dock. PSA is designed to harness results of a thorough test and evaluation period and pave the
    way to operational employment by the Navy. It is the last availability in the ship construction period and required repairs identified during combat systems ship qualifications trials
    and final contractor trials are made using contractor and program office money.

    (U.S. Navy photos #170519-N-VV532-103, #170519-N-VV532-126, #170519-N-VV532-160, and #170519-N-VV532-174 by ET1 Adam Ross, from the Navy News Stand)

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    Tuesday, 26 June 2018: San Diego, Cal./ The Pacific Ocean -
    Six views of USS Montgomery as she transits from Naval Base San Diego to the Pacific Ocean to conduct routine operations
    and training. Littoral combat ships are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of
    open ocean operations. As part of the surface fleet, LCS has the ability to counter and outpace evolving threats independently or within a network of surface combatants.

    (U.S. Navy photos #180620-N-VV532-336, #180620-N-VV532-263, #180620-N-VV532-342, #180620-N-VV532-253, #180620-N-VV532-299, and
    #180620-N-VV532-649, photos by ET1 Adam J. Ross, courtesy of Muckley Photography, from the Defense Video Imagery Distribution System)

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    Montgomery
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    355k 28 July 2017: San Diego, Cal. - Shipyard workers perform upgrades on the forward mooring station of the littoral combat ship Montgomery. Montgomery is dry-docked as part of post-shakedown availability preparing the ship for future deployments.

    (U.S. Navy photo #170728-N-VV532-008 by ET1 Adam Ross from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery
    1508037
    140k 21 April 2019: The Pacific Ocean - The Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) fires its Mark 110 57 mm gun. Montgomery is underway in the eastern Pacific conducting routine training.

    (U.S. Navy photo #190421-N-IA905-2002 by MC2 Morgan K. Nall from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery
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    286k 06 July 2019: Changi Naval Base, Singapore - The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) sits pierside at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, after arriving for a rotational deployment. Montgomery's arrival in Singapore marks the fourth deployment of littoral combat ships to Southeast Asia. Fast, agile and networked surface combatants, LCS are optimized for operating in the near-shore environments.

    (U.S. Navy photo #190706-N-NI298-0136 by MC2 Tristin Barth from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery
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    281k 31 July 2019: Surabaya, Indonesia - The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) arrives in the port of Tanjung Perak as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2019. CARAT, the U.S. Navy's longest running regional exercise in South and Southeast Asia, strengthens partnerships between regional navies and enhances maritime security cooperation throughout the Indo-Pacific.

    (U.S. Navy photo #190731-N-FV739-040 and #190731-N-FV739-106 by MC2 Christopher A. Veloicaza from the Navy News Stand)
    Lee Wahler
    Lcdr., USN (ret.)
    Jacksonville, Fla.
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    Montgomery
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    231k 04 August 2019: Surabaya, Indonesia - The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) departs the Port of Tanjung Perak to participate in the sea phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2019. This year marks the 25th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

    (U.S. Navy photo #190804-N-UA460-0092 by MC1 Greg Johnson from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery
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    307k 13 August 2019: Lumut, Malaysia - Royal Malaysia Navy sailors moor USS Montgomery (LCS 8) to a Lumut Naval Base pier as the Royal Malaysian Navy band performs for the U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) mooring near Montgomery, Both arrived for a scheduled port visit as part of Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2019. MTA Malaysia 2019 is a continuation of 25 years of U.S. Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy serving to enhance mutual capabilities in ensuring maritime peace and stability.

    (U.S. Navy photo #190813-N-NI298-0077 and #190813-N-NI298-0185 by MC2 Tristan Barth from the Navy News Stand)
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    Montgomery
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    205k 04 September 2019: The Gulf of Thailand - The Independence-variant littoral combat ship Montgomery, sails in formation during a photo exercise as part of the ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX). The first AUMX, co-led by the U.S. and Royal Thai navies, includes maritime forces from the U.S. and all 10 ASEAN member states. AUMX promotes shared commitments to maritime partnerships, security and stability in Southeast Asia.

    (U.S. Navy photo #190904-N-JN784-1436 and #190904-N-UA460-0034 by MC1 Alexandra Seeley and MC1 Greg Johnson from the Navy News Stand)
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    Tuesday, 29 October 2019: the South China Sea -
    Four views of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3), the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery
    (LCS 8) and the Royal Brunei Navy inshore patrol vessel KDB Syafaat (SYA 19) assemble in formation for a photo exercise in support of Cooperation Afloat
    Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei. This year marks the 25th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies'
    abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

    (U.S. Navy photos #191029-N-ZZ999-0005, #191029-N-FV739-0250, #191029-N-FV739-0263, and
    #191029-N-FV739-0344, photos by MC2 Christopher A. Veloicaza, from the Navy News Stand)

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    Montgomery
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    235k 29 October 2019: The South China Sea - The littoral combat ship USS Montgomery transits while an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 flies overhead during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei.

    (U.S. Navy photo #191029-N-FV739-0319 by MC2 Christopher A. Veloicaza from the Navy News Stand)
    Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

    Manager, Navsource
    DE / FF / LCS Archive
    Montgomery
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    378k 30 October 2019: Muara, Brunei - The littoral combat ship USS Montgomery arrives in Muara, Brunei, during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei. This year marks the 25th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

    (U.S. Navy photo #191030-N-FV739-0939 by MC2 Christopher A. Veloicaza from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery
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    272k 11 January 2020: The South China Sea - The littoral combat ship Montgomery fires a 57mm gun during a live-fire exercise. Montgomery is on a rotational deployment to USINDOPACOM, conducting operations, exercises and port visits throughout the region and working hull-to-hull with allied and partner navies to provide maritime security and stability, key pillars of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

    (U.S. Navy photo #200111-N-AT530-1421 by MC2 Chris Roys from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)
    Montgomery
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    452k 14 January 2020: The South China Sea - The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) approaches the dry-cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) during an underway replenishment. Montgomery is on a rotational deployment to USINDOPACOM.

    (U.S. Navy photo #200114-N-AT530-1055 by MC2 Chris Roys from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery
    1508053
    406k 20 January 2020: The South China Sea - USS Montgomery (LCS 8), left, conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry-cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), while an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 is airborne. Montgomery is on a rotational deployment to USINDOPACOM.

    (U.S. Navy photo #200120-N-AT530-1219 by MC2 Chris Roys from the Navy News Stand)
    Montgomery
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    298k 24 January 2020: The South China Sea - Chief Gunner’s Mate Antonio Thacker observes as an MH-60S Sea Hawk of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 takes off from the flight deck of Montgomery.

    (U.S. Navy photo #200126-N-AT530-1035 by MC2 Chris Roys from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)
    Montgomery
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    793k 28 January 2020: The South China Sea - The Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Montgomery, bottom, and USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) operate in the South China Sea. Montgomery and Gabrielle Giffords are on rotational deployments to USINDOPACOM, conducting operations, exercises and port visits throughout the region and working hull-to-hull with allied and partner navies to provide maritime security and stability, key pillars of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Second photo has Gabrielle Giffords at the top and Montgomery at the bottom.

    (U.S. Navy photo #200128-N-AT530-1694 and #200128-N-AT530-1809 by MC2 Chris Roys from the Navy News Stand)
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    855k 28 January 2020: The South China Sea - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 hovers above USS Montgomery.

    (U.S. Navy photo #200128-N-AT530-2335 and #200128-N-AT530-2427 by MC2 Chris Roys from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)
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    Wednesday, 10 June 2020: San Diego, Cal.
    Independence-class Littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) returns to its homeport of San Diego following the successful completion a 12-month rotational deployment.
    The ship operated in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force.

    (U.S. Navy photos #200610-N-VN584-2020, #200610-N-VN584-2021, #200610-N-VN584-2121, and #200610-N-VN584-2141 by MC2 Alex Corona, from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)

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    Montgomery
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    384k 07 April 2022: San Diego, Cal. - An MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter attached to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 moves aboard USS Montgomery (LCS 8) in preparation for an upcoming exercise. LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS is capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence.

    (U.S. Navy photo #220407-N-ZS023-1010 by MC2 Vance Hand from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)
    Montgomery
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    182k 14 April 2022: The Eastern Pacific Ocean – Lt. Austin Gooder, left, and Lt. Cole Roberts, stand junior officer and officer of the deck aboard USS Montgomery (LCS 8) during routine underway operations in the Eastern Pacific. In the lower photo, Lt. Garrett Rowe controls the steering combinator while navigating.

    (U.S. Navy photo #220414-N-NK931-986 and #220414-N-NK931-472 by Lt.(jg) Samuel Hardgrove from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)
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    372k 14 April 2022: The Eastern Pacific Ocean - Dolphins breach the water while seagulls fly in front of Montgomery while underway conducting operations in the Eastern Pacific.

    (U.S. Navy photo #220414-N-NK931-839 by Lt.(jg) Samuel Hardgrove from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)
    Montgomery
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    229k 17 April 2022: The Eastern Pacific Ocean - An MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 hovers over the flight deck of USS Montgomery.

    (U.S. Navy photo #220417-N-NK931-087 by Lt.(jg) Samuel Hardgrove from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)
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    Wednesday, 02 November 2022: San Diego, Cal.
    The littoral combat ship USS Montgomery arrives at Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego in support of San Diego Fleet Week Foundation STEM
    Days. LCS are fast, agile, mission-focused platforms designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats.

    (U.S. Navy photos #221102-N-ZS023-1015, #221102-N-ZS023-1025, and #221102-N-ZS023-1031 by MC2 Vance Hand from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)

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    449k 03 November 2022: San Diego, Cal. - USS Montgomery (LCS 8) sits moored pierside in downtown San Diego in support of Fleet Week San Diego Foundation STEM Days.

    (U.S. Navy photo #221103-N-NO820-1002 by Lt.(jg) Samuel Hardgrove from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)
    Montgomery
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    296k 03 November 2022: San Diego, Cal. - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Crystal Dethlefs, a USS Montgomery (LCS 8) sailor, raises the Union Jack during morning colors.

    (U.S. Navy photo #221103-N-NO820-1001 by Lt.(jg) Samuel Hardgrove from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)
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    198k 12 December 2022: The Pacific Ocean – USS Montgomery (LCS 8) transits the Pacific Ocean following the NASA Artemis I Orion spacecraft recovery. Montgomery, along with San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), is underway off the coast of Southern California in U.S. 3rd Fleet in support of the recovery. The retrieval operation is part of a Department of Defense effort that integrates combatant command and service capabilities to determine best practices for safely retrieving spacecraft capable of carrying humans into space. Montgomery, homeported in San Diego, has flexible surface warfare capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat and large mission bay.

    (U.S. Navy photo #221212-N-EP643-1203 by MC2 Zachariah Issa from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)

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    Montgomery
    1508v001
    24.5g 10 September 2016: Mobile, Ala. - VIDEO (1 hr 07 min. 42 sec.); Commissioning ceremony of USS Montgomery (LCS 8) in Mobile, Alabama.

    (U.S. Navy Video ID #483143, File #DOD 103662602 from the Defense Visual Info. Distribution Service)
    Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

    Navsource DE/FF/LCS
    Archive Manager
    Montgomery
    1508v002
    6.4g 19 April 2019: The Pacific Ocean - VIDEO (29 sec.); The Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) fires its MK 110 57mm gun. Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Pascal Koffi signals to an MH-60S assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 as it takes off of the flight deck of Montgomery. Montgomery is underway in the Eastern Pacific conducting routine training.

    (U.S. Navy Video ID #675941, File #190419-N-IA905-2001 by MC2 Morgan K. Nall from theDefense Visual Info. Distribution Service)
    Montgomery
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    22g 11 January 2023: The Pacific Ocean - VIDEO (1 min. 58 sec.); Designed to operate where traditional warships can't reach, USS Montgomery (LCS 8) brings the speed and firepower required to dominate all manner of coastal maritime threats, allowing our Navy to "Strike the Shore, From the Shoreline.".

    (U.S. Navy Video ID #870646, File #DOD 109404934 by Lt. Sam Hardgrove from theDefense Visual Info. Distribution Service)

    "Montgomery, The Ship"     -    "Montgomery, The People"


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    Montgomery History
    View the USS Montgomery (LCS 8) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.

    Montgomery's Commanding Officers
    Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves
    Blue Crew (208, The Paladins)Gold Crew (209, The Hydras)
    1.) 10 Sep. 2016Cmdr. Daniel George Straub (enl.'83 / ECP '96) (Womelsdorf, Pa.) 1.) 10 Sep. 2016Cmdr. Troy Ardell Fendrick (prior enl. / OCS ‘97) (Tempe, Ariz.)
    2.) 28 Apr. 2017Cmdr. Wayne P. Liebold (USMMA '99) (Leesburg, Ga.) 2.) 10 Sep. 2016Cmdr. Mark Bryan Stefanik (USNA '98) (Tehachapi, Cal.)
    3.) 13 Jul. 2018Cmdr. Edward A. Rosso (enl. ‘89 / ECP ‘99) (Long Island, N.Y.) 3.) 14 Jul. 2017Cmdr. Kenneth J. Landry (enl. '88/ OCS ‘00) (Lutcher, La.)
    4.) 29 Jun. 2020Cmdr. Austin Wood Duff (OCS '01) (Gig Harbor, Wash.) 4.) 16 Nov. 2018Cmdr. Matthew P. Richter (enl. ‘93 / ECP ‘01) (Mansfield, Oh.)
    5.) 25 Aug. 2021Cmdr. Joseph Bubulka (enl. '94, STA-21 '05) (Easton, Pa.) 5.) 28 Sep. 2020Cmdr. Wayne S. Gehman (NROTC ‘01) (New Holland, Pa.)
    6.) .. .... 2021* Cmdr. Richard James Zamberlan* (prior enl. ‘97; USNA ‘01) (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 6.) 30 Nov. 2021Cmdr. Michael George Tyree (USNA ‘04) (Jacksonville, Fla.)
    7.) 30 Dec. 2021 (temp.) Cmdr. Dustin Thomas Lonero (USNA ‘01) (San Jose, Cal.) -
    8.) 22 Oct. 2022Cmdr. Edison C. Rush (USMMA) (southern N. J.) -

    * Relieved for cause on 30 Dec. 2021: Both CO and XO due to a "loss of confidence in their ability to command"
    Additional Resources

    View Montgomery's Official Web page
    USS Montgomery History on U.S. Carriers
    Tin Can Sailors
    The U.S. Navy Memorial
    The Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
    The Destroyer History Foundation
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