SECNAV Names Future Frigate USS Galvez (FFG 67)
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Constellation-class Guided Missile Frigate, FFG 67, will be named USS Galvez, June 21. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement…
Two Constellation Class Ordered From Fincantieri
The Department of Defense announces that Fincantieri’s US subsidiary, Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), has been awarded a contract worth over 1 billion US dollars to build the fifth and sixth…
Fincantieri Receives Order for Fourth Constellation Class Frigate
The Department of Defense announced that Fincantieri US subsidiary, Marinette Marine (FMM), was awarded a 526 million dollars contract to build a fourth Constellation-class frigate for the US Navy. The…
NSWC Dahlgren Engineers Build Constellation Class Architecture
If we desire to secure peace,” President George Washington once observed, “it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.” During the late 1790s, the U.S.…
First Constellation Class Frigate Construction Begins
The first Constellation Class Guided Missile Frigate, a highly capable and survivable multi-mission warship, began construction Aug. 31 at Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. The start of construction…