USS Chesapeake (FFG-64) will be the third Constellation-class guided-missile frigate.[1] The sixth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name,[2] she will be built by Marinette Marine, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, with an expected completion date of August 2028.[3] She is named in honor of the first USS Chesapeake, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy.[2] The ship will be sponsored by Barbara Strasser, the wife of Rear Admiral Joseph C. Strasser.[2]
_artist_rendering,_30_April_2020_(200430-N-NO101-150).JPG) Artist rendering of the final Constellation-class design
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| History | |
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| Name | Chesapeake |
| Namesake | USS Chesapeake |
| Awarded | 16 May 2022[1] |
| Builder | Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Sponsored by | Barbara Strasser |
| Identification | Hull number: FFG-64 |
| Status | Ordered |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Constellation-class frigate |
| Displacement | 7,400 short tons (6,700 t) |
| Length | 496 ft (151.18 m) |
| Beam | 65 ft (19.81 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft (7.92 m) |
| Propulsion | CODLAG |
| Speed | in excess of 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) (electric drive) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats |
| Capacity | 200 accommodations |
| Complement | 140 crew |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Chesapeake (FFG-64)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "US Navy commissions third Constellation-class frigate". Shephard Media. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
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