Christening of LCS 22

The Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Kansas City (LCS 22), during a 10 a.m. (CDT) ceremony Sept. 22, at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala. At the ceremony, principal speaker will be U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II from Missouri. Mrs. Tracy Davidson, wife of commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Philip Davidson, will serve as the ship's sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she will christen the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow. (Source: U.S. Navy 09/18/19)