Awarded 17 March 2011 Christened 18 October 2014 Launched 18 October 2014 Beam 17 m Builder Marinette Marine | Laid down 8 November 2012 Construction started 8 November 2012 Length 115 m Endurance 21 days 0 hours | |
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Sponsored by Mrs. Barbara Levin (Wife of Senator Carl Levin) | ||
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USS Detroit (LCS-7) is the fourth Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. The ceremonial “laying of the keel” was in early November 2012 at the Marinette Marine shipyards in Marinette, Wisconsin. The ship was launched on 18 October 2014.
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The US Navy accepted Detroit into service on 16 August 2016; the ship was commissioned on 22 October 2016.
Service history
On 30 December 2016, Detroit particiapted in a homeport shift ceremony that took place at Naval Station Mayport. The ship was previously based out of Naval Base San Deigo. On 13 January 2017, Detroit completed her first ever flight deck evolutions in order to certify the flight deck for future air operations. The landings and VERTREP were conducted by the "World Famous Swamp Foxes" of HSM-74.
On 8 March 2017, Detroit fired a vertical-launched AGM-114 Hellfire missile, the first such launch from a littoral combat ship. The Hellfire system is meant to engage small vessels and strike targets on land.
Namesake
Detroit is the sixth ship to be named after the city of Detroit, Michigan.
