LCS christening slated

MOBILE, Ala. -- The Navy will christen its tenth littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), during a ceremony Saturday, June 13 at Austal USA shipyard. LCS 10 is named after former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The LCS class consists of the Freedom variant and Independence variant, each designed and built by different industry teams. The Freedom variant team is led by Lockheed Martin and the Independence variant team is led by General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works and Austal USA. (Source: DoD, 06/11/15)