page_title: USS Detroit (LCS-7)
section_title: Namesake
hierarchical_section_title: USS Detroit (LCS-7) / Namesake
caption_attribution_description: 161021-N-N0101-100 WINDSOR, Ontario (Oct. 21, 2016) The future Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) is pierside on Detroit's waterfront in preparation for its commissioning on Oct. 22, 2016. LCS-7 is the sixth U.S. ship named in honor of city of Detroit. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Released)
context_page_description: USS Detroit (LCS-7) is the fourth Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. The ceremonial “laying of the keel” was in early November 2012 at the Marinette Marine shipyards in Marinette, Wisconsin. The ship was launched on 18 October 2014.
  The US Navy accepted Detroit into service on 12 August 2016; the ship was commissioned on 22 October 2016. She is assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two.
context_section_description: Detroit is the sixth ship to be named after the city of Detroit, Michigan.
caption: USS Detroit with its namesake in the background
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