Draggingtree Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 USS Gabrielle Giffords Christened As Navy’s First Gun-Free Warship Ted Heller June 13, 2015 Navy MOBILE, Ala. — Seeking to honor a retired congresswoman and 2011 shooting victim in the most considerate and respectful way possible, the Navy today christened the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10), a first-of-its-kind, gun-free warship. Designed to hold a core crew of 40 sailors, the Independence-class littoral combat ship has been stripped bare of its Mk 110 57-millimeter gun, all four of its Mk2 .50-cal machine guns, its Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher, and its entire cache of small arms, which are typically issued to boarding teams and watch standers. http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/06/uss-gabrielle-giffords-christened-gun-free/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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