Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Cruising With the USS Montgomery-- Part 5: About the USS Montgomery (LCS-8)

The page in the PVA calendar had some information about the ship, which looks part aircraft carrier aftward.

It is named after the city of Montgomery, Alabama (I always like to find out how U.S. Navy ship's got their name), and was commissioned  10 September 2016.  It is 418 feet long with a 104 foot beam.  Its crew has 40 core members and up to 35 mission crew.

It has one  57 mm gun and a missile launcher and can carry several helicopters.

It was built in Mobile, Alabama.

Another thing I do in RoadTripping Through History is find out if there were any other ships by that name in the Navy.

--Old B-Runner


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