![]() It is the second ship named in honor of the city of Canberra, and commemorates the more than 100 years of mateship between the U.S. LCS 30 will be the 16th commissioned Independence-variant LCS. The USS Canberra's sister ships, USS Jackson (LCS 6), USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), USS Manchester (LCS 14), and USS Mobile (LCS 26) are all currently on deployment in the Indo-Pacific. LCS integrate with joint, combined, crewed, and unmanned systems to support forward-presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe. ![]() Independence-variant LCS are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored, surface combatants that operate both close to shore and in open-ocean environments. Larry Ryder, Vice President of Business Development and External Affairs, Austal USA. The ship's sponsor is Australian Senator, the Honourable Marise Payne, the former Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs who attended the ship's keel laying ceremony at Austal USA's shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, in 2020. Mark Hammond, Royal Australian Chief of Navy and Mr. Remarks will also be provided by His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley, AD, DSC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia the Honourable Richard Marles, MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia the Honorable Caroline Kennedy, U.S. ![]() ![]() Secretary of the Navy, will deliver the commissioning ceremony's principal address. EDT on Friday, July 21) at the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia. Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Canberra (LCS 30), during an international commissioning ceremony, at 10:00 a.m. ![]()
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