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USS Billings

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Name
  
Billings

Awarded
  
29 December 2010

Status
  
Under construction

Construction started
  
2 November 2015

Builder
  
Marinette Marine

Namesake
  
Billings, MT

Laid down
  
2 November 2015

Length
  
115 m

Endurance
  
21 days 0 hours

USS Billings

Class and type
  
Freedom-class littoral combat ship

USS Billings (LCS-15) will be a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. It will be the first ship in naval service named after Billings, Montana.

Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on March 4, 2013. Construction began on October 20, 2014, with an expected delivery date of 2017.

References

USS Billings Wikipedia