Name Manchester Laid down 29 June 2015 Christened 7 May 2016 Launched 12 May 2016 Displacement 797,000 kg | Awarded 29 December 2010 Sponsored by Jeanne Shaheen Construction started 29 June 2015 Length 127 m Builder Austal USA | |
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Namesake Manchester, New Hampshire | ||
USS Manchester (LCS-14) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She will be the second ship to be named for Manchester, New Hampshire.
The ship's keel was laid on 29 June 2015, at Mobile, Alabama. The initials of New Hampshire senator Jeanne Shaheen, the ship's sponsor, were welded into the hull of Manchester during the traditional keel laying ceremony. Manchester was christened on 7 May 2016 and launched on 12 May 2016.
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