&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Nantucket.png) USS Nantucket after launch.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Nantucket |
| Namesake | Nantucket |
| Awarded | 6 October 2017[1] |
| Builder | Marinette Marine[1] |
| Laid down | 9 October 2019[2] |
| Launched | 7 August 2021[3] |
| Sponsored by | Polly Spencer |
| Christened | 7 August 2021 |
| Commissioned | 16 November 2024 |
| Identification | Hull number: LCS-27 |
| Motto |
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| Status | On order |
| Badge | &sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Nantucket_(LCS-27)_Crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
| Length | 378 ft (115 m) |
| Speed | >40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h) |
USS Nantucket (LCS-27) will be a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][5] She will be the third commissioned ship in naval service named after Nantucket.[5]
Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on 6 October 2017.[1]
The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Nantucket (LCS 27), November 16, 2024, at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston.[6]
- ^ a b c d "Nantucket (LCS-27)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Lockheed Martin-Led Team Begins Construction On Navy's Littoral Combat Ship, The Future USS Nantucket" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Littoral Combat Ship 27 (USS Nantucket) Christened And Launched" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "USS Nantucket (LCS 27)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 13 February 2018. NNS180213-13. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Navy Announces Commissioning Date for the Future USS Nantucket (LCS 27)" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 12 September 2024.