USS Santa Barbara

USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) will be commissioned as the newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) by the Navy. [{ "selector": ".dgxzc-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 405px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The commissioning ceremony will take place on April 1, in Port Hueneme, Calif., near the city of Santa Barbara. [{ "selector": ".dikms-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 405px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, is the principal speaker at the ceremony. [{ "selector": ".plsxq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 405px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Other speakers include U.S. Representative Julia Brownley, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Russell Rumbaugh, Mayor of Santa Barbara Randy Rowse, Rear Adm. Casey Moton, and Larry Ryder of Austal USA. [{ "selector": ".ozsur-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 363px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Mrs. Lolita Zinke, a Santa Barbara native and the wife of former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, is the ship's sponsor. [{ "selector": ".xwzfz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 405px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

This will be the third ship to bear the name Santa Barbara. [{ "selector": ".oxfxt-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 405px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) are fast, mission-tailored surface combatants designed to operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments. [{ "selector": ".fwsiw-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 405px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

USS Santa Barbara is an Independence-variant ship and is homeported at Naval Base San Diego. [{ "selector": ".aeecu-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 405px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]