SEEN OFF WEST SEATTLE: USS Gabrielle Giffords

Thanks for the photo and tip! Shown above is the US Navy littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), on its way to Vigor Shipyard on Harbor Island. The ship, whose namesake was serving in the U.S. House of Representatives when she survived being shot in 2011, is the first of two ships of this class that will undergo work at the shipyard this year as part of a ~$110 million contract. This announcement from Vigor says about 165 workers will handle a variety of projects including replacement of flight-deck support stanchions, painting the underwater hull, and overhauling jet drives and the main propulsion engines. The littoral combat ship USS Omaha is due at Vigor in September.

2 Replies to "SEEN OFF WEST SEATTLE: USS Gabrielle Giffords"

  • Melissa June 14, 2021 (7:50 pm)

    I love that this ship is named after such a marvelous human!

  • HarborIslandWorker June 15, 2021 (8:10 am)

    Yes…. It’s pretty awesome what we do and are able to be a part of down here on Harbor Island…Just doing our part to keep this great nation safe 👍🏻

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