USS Chesapeake (FFG-64)

Future guided-missile frigate for the U.S. Navy

USS Chesapeake (FFG-64) will be the third Constellation-class guided-missile frigate.^[1] The sixth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name,^[2] she will be built by Marinette Marine, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, with an expected completion date of August 2028.^[3] She is named in honor of the first USS Chesapeake, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy.^[2] The ship will be sponsored by Barbara Strasser, the wife of Rear Admiral Joseph C. Strasser.^[2]

References

1. "Chesapeake (FFG-64)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
2. "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
3. "US Navy commissions third Constellation-class frigate". Shephard Media. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

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