USS Lafayette (FFG-65) will be the fourth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate.[1] The fourth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name, she will be built by Marinette Marine, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, with an expected completion date somewhere in 2029. The frigate is named in honor of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French hero of the American Revolutionary War. Her name was announced on 29 June 2023 by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro when he visited Paris.[2][3]
_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 | Lafayette |
| Namesake | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
| Awarded | 18 May 2023[1] |
| Builder | Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Identification | Hull number: FFG-65 |
| Status | Ordered |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Constellation-class frigate |
| Displacement | 6,700 t (6,594 long tons; 7,385 short tons) full load |
| Length | 151.18 m (496.0 ft) |
| Beam | 19.81 m (65.0 ft) |
| Draft | 7.92 m (26.0 ft) |
| 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 "Lafayette (FFG-65)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "SECNAV Names Future Constellation-Class Guided-Missile Frigate Lafayette" (Press release). United States Navy. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Mongilio, Heather (29 June 2023). "Navy Secretary Names Fourth Frigate After Revolutionary Hero Marquis de Lafayette". USNI News. United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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