This combat ship will become the USS Billings during Saturday’s commission ceremony in Key West. About 2,000 people are expected to attend. ... The vessel also has a helicopter pad, ...

Billings (Blue Crew) along with the “Shadow Det” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Detachment 7, deployed on Dec. 15 of last year.

The eighth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the USS Billings, has completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan and should be delivered to the U.S. Navy in 2019.

That’s why the future USS Billings is designed to excel in coastal water in which other ships can’t. Its missions are less about high-profile stare-downs than keeping a global economy ticking.

CLEVELAND– The Navy’s newest combat ship, the USS Billings, arrived in Cleveland on Monday. It’s docked near the Cleveland Browns’ FirstEnergy Stadium. The Navy said the USS… ...

USS Billings back in Mayport after first deployment. By Diana Stancy Nov 2, 2021. An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter attached to the “Snowmen” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, ...

The future USS Billings, known at present as just LCS 15, was designed and built by Lockheed Martin and integrates new technology for littoral and deep water missions. SUBSCRIBE.

USS Billings displaces 3,450 tons, is 387.6 feet long with a beam of 57.7 feet. ... The ships also typically embark a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter. Kyle Mizokami.

Just over six years ago, the secretary of the U.S. Navy announced that a new ship would be named for Billings.On Saturday, the USS Billings will be commissioned at Truman ...