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Future US Navy Constellationclass Frigate Named quotLafayettequot by SECNAV
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Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced in Paris June 29, 2023 that a future Constellation-class guided-missile frigate will be named USS Lafayette (FFG 65). • • ===================== • • The future USS Lafayette will honor Marquis De Lafayette and his service during the American Revolutionary War. • A member of the French nobility, the young Lafayette took a fervent interest in the cause of the American revolutionaries, and in December 1776, was contracted into service as a major general in the Continental Army. In 1779, he returned briefly to France, where he successfully advocated for military aid for the Americans. He was wounded at the Battle of Brandywine, where British soldiers shot him in the leg. After his recovery, Lafayette joined Gen. George Washington as a member of his personal staff, forming a bond that has been characterized as the one shared between a father and his son. • USS Lafayette, the fourth of our new Constellation-class frigates, is scheduled to commission in 2029. The other ships in the class are USS Constellation (FFG 62), USS Congress (FFG 63), and USS Chesapeake (FFG 64) • • USS Lafayette and her sister ships bring with them increased lethality, survivability, and the capabilities that our Joint Force requires to conduct operations around the world with our partners and allies. • • Just as her namesake, the Marquis de Lafayette, did almost 250 years ago, USS Lafayette and her crew will stand ready to answer our Nation's call to defend our shared principles around the world, ensuring that our global maritime commons remain free and open for all who wish to use them for lawful activities, said Secretary Del Toro. • • U.S. Ambassador to France Denise Bauer said, The vital American-French alliance owes much to our historic naval partnership and to the early leadership of the Marquis de Lafayette, and so it is entirely fitting that the United States Navy will name a vessel in honor of this legendary hero. • • The Constellation-Class Guided-Missile Frigate represents the Navy's next generation small surface combatant. This ship class will be an agile, multi-mission warship, capable of operations in both blue-water and littoral environments, providing increased combat-credible forward presence that provides a military advantage at sea. • • The Constellation class will have multi-mission capability to conduct air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, electronic warfare, and information operations. • • Specifically, the class includes an enterprise air surveillance radar, Baseline Ten AEGIS combat system, a Mk 41 vertical launch system, communications systems, MK 57-gun weapon system countermeasures, and added capability in electronic warfare and information operations with design flexibility for future growth. • • A ship naming celebration will also take place at Mount Vernon, Virginia on July 3, 2023. • • ===================== • • For new videos every week, subscribe here! http://www.youtube.com/c/NavalNews?su... • Follow us on Twitter: / navalnewscom • Follow us on LinkedIn: / navalnews • Like us on Facebook: http://fb.me/navalnewscom • • Check out our daily naval defense news coverage at: https://www.navalnews.com/ • • NAVAL NEWS is fully focused on naval topics. We cover the latest naval defense shows events. We also report on naval technology from all over the world. Navalnews.com is updated daily with in-depth features, industry, and naval forces news round-ups, event coverage, video reports and more. Our top of the line site is responsive across all mobile and desktop devices.
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