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Don McGrogan,
BMCS, USN (Ret.)
Canberra (LCS 30)
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102k | 27 May 2004: Washington DC - The U.S. Navy announced today that General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, will be one of two defense contracting teams awarded contract
options for final system design with options for detail design and construction of up to two Flight 0 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). The LCS is an entirely new breed of U.S. Navy warship. A fast,
agile, and networked surface combatant, LCS's modular, focused-mission design will provide Combatant Commanders the required warfighting capabilities and operational flexibility to ensure
maritime dominance and access for the joint force. LCS will operate with focused-mission packages that deploy manned and unmanned vehicles to execute missions including, Special Operations
Forces (SOF) support, high-speed transit, Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP). (Artist concept provided to the U.S. Navy courtesy of General Dynamics, Photo #040527-O-0000G-004, from the Navy Newstand) |
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492k | undated: Mobile, Ala. - An aerial view of the Austal USA shipyard, the American branch of operations for Australian shipbuilder Austal. Founded in 1999 along the west bank of
Blakely Island on the Mobile River in Mobile, Alabama. The shipyard was initially engaged in building high-speed aluminum ferries, such as the Lake Express for service across Lake
Michigan, and the Alakai for Hawaii Superferry. Construction on the first Littoral Combat Ship of the USS Independence variant was begun in 2006. In conjunction with
the General Dynamics Corp., all of the planned Independence Class LCS's will be built here. (Photo courtesy of AUSTAL, USA) | ||
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 4.) 231k10 March 2020: Mobile, Ala. --- Four views taken at the Keel Laying Ceremony for the future USS Canberra (LCS 30). On the left is the ships' sponsor, the Honorable Marissa Ann Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, with Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson and Baldwin County Commissioners, city officials and other distinguished guests. In the second photo she's standing with Austal leadership and distinguished guests from the U.S. and Australian military services. In the third photo she's making the ceremony's keynote speech, and in the fourth she assists in welding her initials into the ships' keel. (© Photos courtesy of Austal USA) 1.) 1530004 2.) 1530005 3.) 1530006 4.) 1530007 | ||||
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 8.) 160k05 June 2021: Mobile, Ala. --- Dignitaries, guests, officials and other community members celebrate the christening of the future USS Canberra (LCS 30). The ship’s sponsor, Australian Senator and Foreign Minister Marise Payne, attended the ship’s keel laying ceremony in Mobile early last year, but was unable to attend today’s christening ceremony. Alison Petchell, the Australian Government’s Minister Counsellor Defence Materiel, christened the ship. His Excellency the Honourable Arthur Sinodinos, Australian Ambassador to the United States, delivered the christening ceremony’s principal address. (© Photos courtesy of Austal USA) 1.) 1530016 2.) 1530017 3.) 1530018 4.) 1530019 5.) 1530020 6.) 1530021 7.) 1530022 8.) 1530023 | ||||
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 3.) 246k22 June 2022: San Diego, Cal. --- Independence-variant littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Canberra (LCS 30) arrives at its homeport of San Diego for the first time. LCS are fast, agile, mission-focused platforms designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS are capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence. (U.S. Navy photos VIRIN #220622-N-ZS023-1138, 220622-N-ZS023-1151, and 220623-N-ZS023-1179 by MC2 Vance Hand from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) 1.) 1530034 2.) 1530035 3.) 1530036 | ||||
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600k | 19 April 2023: San Diego, Cal. - Tugboats push the future Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) to a pier at Naval Air Station,
North Island for an onload, prior to a routine underway off the California Coast. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore
and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS integrates with joint, combined, manned and unmanned teams to support forward presence, maritime security, sea control
and deterrence missions around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #230419-N-NT811-1006 and 230419-N-NT811-1005 by MC1 Mark D. Faram from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) | ||
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| Canberra Memorabilia |
Ship's Emblem  Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler |
| Canberra's Commanding Officers | |||||
| Blue Crew | Gold Crew | ||||
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| 1.) 22 Jul. 2023 | Cmdr. William Ashley (enl. ‘94, STA-21 ‘05) (Woodlake, Tex.) | 1.) 22 Jul. 2023 | Cmdr. James (Bobby) Barber (NROTC ‘04) (San Diego, Cal.) | ||
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