Does the latest U.S. Navy ship to bear the city's name have a future? Perhaps not. There is active talk about selling it, and other Littoral Combat Ships, to Allied navies.
"The Department of the Navy’s first long-range shipbuilding plan in three years proposes multiple fleet procurement schemes for the Navy and forecasts the service decommissioning two Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships in the coming years, according to the document.
The Fiscal Year 2023 30-year shipbuilding plan, obtained by USNI News, shows the Navy decommissioning two Independence-class LCS – USS Jackson (LCS-6) and USS Montgomery (LCS-8) – in FY 2024. Jackson entered the fleet in 2015, while Montgomery was commissioned in 2016. Both ships were built by Austal USA."
SOURCE: HERE.
More about the USS Montgomery HERE.
How old is the ship?
23 June 2016: The Navy accepted delivery of future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) during a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard.
So: 6 years 6 months 30 days.
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