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USS Congress (FFG-63)

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Artist rendering of the final Template:Sclass- design
History
United States
NameCongress
NamesakeUSS Congress
BuilderMarinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
IdentificationFFG-63
StatusProposed
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement7,400 short tons (6,700 t)
Length496 ft (151.18 m)
Beam65 ft (19.81 m)
Draft26 ft (7.92 m)
PropulsionCODLAG
Speedin excess of 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) (electric drive)
Boats & landing
craft carried
2x rigid-hulled inflatable boats
Capacity200 accommodations
Complement140 crew
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried

USS Congress (FFG-63) will be the second ship of the Template:Sclass- of guided-missile frigates and the seventh ship in the United States Navy bearing this name.[1][2] She is named in honor of the first USS Congress, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, and her name was among ten names submitted to President George Washington by Secretary of War Timothy Pickering in March 1795 for the frigates that were to be constructed.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Ziezulewicz, Geoff (2 December 2020). "Navy bringing back US Atlantic Fleet". Navy Times. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ Trevithick, Joseph (2 December 2020). "Navy Boss Tells Congress That A New Frigate Will Be Named USS Congress. No, Really". The War Zone. The Drive. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ "SECNAV Names Future Guided Missile Frigate USS Congress" (Press release). United States Navy. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. ^ Brodine, Charles E.; Crawford, Michael J.; Hughes, Christine F. (2007). Ironsides! the Ship, the Men and the Wars of the USS Constitution. Fireship Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1934757147.
  5. ^ Pickering, Timothy (14 March 1795). "Letter to George Washington". Founders Online. National Archives. Retrieved 4 December 2020.