Austal USA delivered the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) to the U.S. Navy this past Friday, the second ship delivered by the Mobile, Ala., shipbuilder to the Navy in less than a
Delivery documents were signed on board future USS Pierre (LCS 38) following the successful completion of acceptance trials held the week of June 9, 2025. [Photo: Austal USA]
Austal USA delivered the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) to the U.S. Navy this past Friday, the second ship delivered by the Mobile, Ala., shipbuilder to the Navy in less than a month. LCS 38 is the 19th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) delivered by the company and the last of the Independence-variants that will be delivered.
It is the second U.S. Navy vessel to be named after Pierre, the capital city of South Dakota. The ship’s sponsor is Larissa Thune, daughter of Senate Leader John Thune.
Ms Thune welded her initials into the ship’s keel plate at the keel laying ceremony held in June of 2023 and christened the ship in front of hundreds of guests last May. She will continue to
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