Title

USS Wichita (LCS-13)

Photographer

Courtesy of the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum

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Subject

USS Wichita (LCS-13), NASFL, Navy, Freedom-class littoral combat ship

Description

USS Wichita (LCS-13) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy, the third ship named after Wichita, the largest city in Kansas. The ceremonial “laying of the keel” was on 9 February 2015, at Marinette, Wisconsin. Sponsored by Kate Lehrer, wife of Wichita native Jim Lehrer, the ship was christened and launched on 17 September 2016. The naval crest of the ship incorporates elements of the Wichita flag, along with a bison skull and feathers representing the Native American heritage and wheat to reflect the state of Kansas's main crop. She is assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two. The ship was acquired by the US Navy from Lockheed Martin and the Marinette Marine shipyard on 22 August 2018 along with USS Sioux City in a double delivery. Wikipedia

Date Digital

2019

Format

Black and white photographic print

Digital Collection

NASFL Ships