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''Gabrielle Giffords'' will be the 17th U.S. naval ship to be [[List of U.S. military vessels named after women|named for a woman]], and the 13th ship to be [[List of U.S. military vessels named after living Americans|named for a living person]] since 1850.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Seung Min |title= Navy vessel named in honor of Gabrielle Giffords |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/02/navy-vessel-named-in-honor-of-gabrielle-giffords-114153.html |publisher=Politico |accessdate=11 February 2012 |date=11 February 2012}}</ref>
''Gabrielle Giffords'' will be the 17th U.S. naval ship to be [[List of U.S. military vessels named after women|named for a woman]], and the 13th ship to be [[List of U.S. military vessels named after living Americans|named for a living person]] since 1850.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Seung Min |title= Navy vessel named in honor of Gabrielle Giffords |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/02/navy-vessel-named-in-honor-of-gabrielle-giffords-114153.html |publisher=Politico |accessdate=11 February 2012 |date=11 February 2012}}</ref>


==Controversy==
==Naming Controversy==
Some commentators disputed the decision to name the ship after Giffords, with two retired U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps officers criticizing the trend of naming ships for political reasons<ref name="Daily Caller">{{cite news |last=May |first=Caroline |url=http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/14/former-military-brass-shocked-angered-over-uss-gabrielle-giffords/ |title=Former military brass 'shocked,' 'angered' over USS Gabrielle Giffords |newspaper=[[Daily Caller]] |date=14 February 2012 |accessdate=2012-06-16}}</ref> while military blogger [[Spencer Ackerman]] called it "The USS ''Shameless Cynicism''."<ref name="Attackerman">{{cite web |last=Ackerman |first=Spencer |url=http://www.attackerman.com/the-u-s-s-shameless-cynicism/ |title=The U.S.S. Shameless Cynicism |date=10 February 2012 |accessdate=2012-06-16}}</ref>
Some commentators disputed the decision to name the ship after Giffords, with two retired U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps officers criticizing the trend of naming ships for political reasons<ref name="Daily Caller">{{cite news |last=May |first=Caroline |url=http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/14/former-military-brass-shocked-angered-over-uss-gabrielle-giffords/ |title=Former military brass 'shocked,' 'angered' over USS Gabrielle Giffords |newspaper=[[Daily Caller]] |date=14 February 2012 |accessdate=2012-06-16}}</ref> while military blogger [[Spencer Ackerman]] called it "The USS ''Shameless Cynicism''."<ref name="Attackerman">{{cite web |last=Ackerman |first=Spencer |url=http://www.attackerman.com/the-u-s-s-shameless-cynicism/ |title=The U.S.S. Shameless Cynicism |date=10 February 2012 |accessdate=2012-06-16}}</ref>
In response, some commentators have noted that several ships in the U.S. Navy, including the ''[[USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)|USS Henry M. Jackson]]'' ''[[USS Carl Vinson]]'', ''[[USS John C. Stennis]]'', ''[[USS Ronald Reagan]]'', and ''[[USS George Bush]]'' were named for prominent politicians, and that the still-active ''Carl Vinson'' was named for a [[Congressman]] responsible for barring women from combat roles in the Navy for nearly 50 years.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2012/02/uss-gabrielle-giffords-lcs-10 | title = USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) | last = Farley | first = Robert | date = February 10, 2012 | accessdate = March 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://nation.time.com/2012/02/27/more-on-ship-naming-controversies-about-the-uss-gabrielle-giffords/ | title = More on Ship-Naming Controversies: About the USS Gabrielle Giffords | publisher = Time, Inc. | last = Iskra | first = Darline | date = February 27, 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 04:59, 29 March 2013

Sister ship USS Independence
History
NameGabrielle Giffords
NamesakeGabrielle Giffords
BuilderAustal USA
Sponsored byRoxanna Green[1][2]
StatusName assigned
General characteristics
Class and typeIndependence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement2,176 tons light, 2,784 tons full, 608 tons deadweight[3]
Length127.4 m (418 ft)[3]
Beam31.6 m (104 ft)[3]
Draft13 ft (3.96 m)[3]
Propulsion2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed40 kn + (46 mph; 74 km/h), 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range4,300 nmi (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 kn + (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Capacity210 tonnes
Complement40 core crew (8 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew
Sensors and
processing systems		list error: <br /> list (help)
Sea Giraffe 3D Surface/Air RADAR
Bridgemaster-E Navigational RADAR
AN/KAX-2 EO/IR sensor for GFC
Electronic warfare
& decoys		list error: <br /> list (help)
EDO ES-3601 ESM
4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun
4× .50-cal guns (2 aft, 2 forward)
Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher
Mission modules
Aircraft carriedlist error: <br /> list (help)
2× MH-60R/S Seahawks
MQ-8 Fire Scout

Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. The ship is named after former United States Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot along with eighteen other people during the 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona.[1] The ship's name was announced by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on 10 February 2012. The ship's sponsor will be Roxanna Green, the mother of Christina-Taylor Green, 9, who was killed in the Tucson shooting that wounded Giffords in January 2011.

Gabrielle Giffords will be the 17th U.S. naval ship to be named for a woman, and the 13th ship to be named for a living person since 1850.[4]

Naming Controversy

Some commentators disputed the decision to name the ship after Giffords, with two retired U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps officers criticizing the trend of naming ships for political reasons[5] while military blogger Spencer Ackerman called it "The USS Shameless Cynicism."[6] In response, some commentators have noted that several ships in the U.S. Navy, including the USS Henry M. Jackson USS Carl Vinson, USS John C. Stennis, USS Ronald Reagan, and USS George Bush were named for prominent politicians, and that the still-active Carl Vinson was named for a Congressman responsible for barring women from combat roles in the Navy for nearly 50 years.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Cavas, Christopher P. (11 February 2012). "New LCS named for Gabrielle Giffords". Navy Times. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. ^ Freking, Kevin (10 February 2012). "Navy names ship for former congresswoman Giffords". Associated Press. Yahoo!. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)". Naval Vessel Register. February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Kim, Seung Min (11 February 2012). "Navy vessel named in honor of Gabrielle Giffords". Politico. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  5. ^ May, Caroline (14 February 2012). "Former military brass 'shocked,' 'angered' over USS Gabrielle Giffords". Daily Caller. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  6. ^ Ackerman, Spencer (10 February 2012). "The U.S.S. Shameless Cynicism". Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. ^ Farley, Robert (10 February 2012). "USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10)". Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  8. ^ Iskra, Darline (27 February 2012). "More on Ship-Naming Controversies: About the USS Gabrielle Giffords". Time, Inc.

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