USS Congress (FFG-63) will be the second ship of the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates[1] and the seventh ship in the United States Navy bearing this name.[2][3] She is named in honor of the first USS Congress, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, and her name was among ten names submitted to President George Washington by Secretary of War Timothy Pickering in March 1795 for the frigates that were to be constructed.[4][5][6]
_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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 United States | |
| Name | Congress |
| Namesake | USS Congress |
| Awarded | 20 May 2021[1] |
| Builder | Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Identification | Hull number: FFG-63 |
| 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 "Congress (FFG-63)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Ziezulewicz, Geoff (2 December 2020). "Navy bringing back US Atlantic Fleet". Navy Times. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Trevithick, Joseph (2 December 2020). "Navy Boss Tells Congress That A New Frigate Will Be Named USS Congress. No, Really". The War Zone. The Drive. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "SECNAV Names Future Guided Missile Frigate USS Congress" (Press release). United States Navy. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Brodine, Charles E.; Crawford, Michael J.; Hughes, Christine F. (2007). Ironsides! the Ship, the Men and the Wars of the USS Constitution. Fireship Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1934757147.
- ^ Pickering, Timothy (14 March 1795). "Letter to George Washington". Founders Online. National Archives. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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