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The Constellation-class multi-mission guided-missile frigates of the United States Navy are based on the European multipurpose frigates , already in service with the French and Italian navies. Constellation follows the modular but problematic littoral combat ships of the Freedom and Independence classes. [ 14 ]
USS Constellation (FFG-62) [1] will be the lead ship of the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates [3] and the fifth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name. She is named in honor of the first USS Constellation, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, which was named for the constellation of stars on the flag of the United States. [3]
USS San Diego: LPD-22 San Antonio: Amphibious transport dock: 19 May 2012: San Diego, CA [205] USS Richard M. McCool Jr. LPD-29 San Antonio: Amphibious transport dock: 9 September 2024: San Diego, CA [206] USS San Juan: SSN-751 Los Angeles: Attack submarine: 6 August 1988: Groton, CT [207] Scheduled to be decommissioned 2024 [8] USS Santa ...
The company is currently building the USS Constellation FFG 62. Fincantieri Marinette Marine receives $1 billion contract to build 2 Constellation-class frigates Skip to main content
FFG-25 Copeland: 1982 Oliver Hazard Perry class Decommissioned: 18 September 1996. Transferred to Egyptian Navy, 18 September 1996 FFG-26 Gallery: 1981 Oliver Hazard Perry class Decommissioned: 14 June 1996. Transferred to Egyptian Navy, 25 September 1996 FFG-27 Mahlon S. Tisdale: 1982 Oliver Hazard Perry class Decommissioned: 27 September 1996.
As of 2023, Fincantieri Marinette Marine is planning to overhaul and expand its yard facilities as part of winning a contract to construct the Constellation-class frigates. The changes will accommodate the larger size of the frigates versus the littoral combat ships, and will alter the way the yard launches ships. [10]
The Freedom class is one of two classes of the littoral combat ship program, built for the United States Navy. [20]The Freedom class was proposed by a consortium formed by Lockheed Martin as "prime contractor" and by Fincantieri (project) through the subsidiary Marinette Marine (manufacturer) as a contender for a fleet of small, multipurpose warships to operate in the littoral zone.
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