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USS Congress (FFG-63)

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 of the final Constellation-class design
History
United States
NameCongress
NamesakeUSS Congress
Awarded20 May 2021[1]
BuilderFincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
IdentificationHull number: FFG-63
StatusOrdered
General characteristics
Class and typeConstellation-class frigate
Displacement7,400 short tons (6,700 t)
Length496 ft (151.18 m)
Beam65 ft (19.81 m)
Draft26 ft (7.92 m)
PropulsionCODLAG
Speedin excess of 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range6,000 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
Capacity200 accommodations
Complement140 crew
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Congress (FFG-63)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ Ziezulewicz, Geoff (2 December 2020). "Navy bringing back US Atlantic Fleet". Navy Times. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "SECNAV Names Future Guided Missile Frigate USS Congress" (Press release). United States Navy. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Pickering, Timothy (14 March 1795). "Letter to George Washington". Founders Online. National Archives. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  • This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

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