PIERRE, (KCCR) — The USS Pierre is undergoing sea trials following its christening last weekend at Austal U-S-A in Mobile, Alabama. At the hour long ceremony, members of the Navy also spoke of their expectations for Littoral Combat Ship number 38. Sam Cardona with General Dynamics Mission Systems says Pierre will be ready for anything the Navy might need…
The Pierre is the 19th and final Independence variant L-C-S and U-S Navy Rear Admiral Tom Anderson says she may just be the best…
U-S Navy Vice Admiral Francis Morely says Pierre will be another great addition to the Navy’s fleet…
General Dynamics is responsible for over 19-hundred pieces of equipment, 20-thousand cable connections and terminations, 220 computers and four million lines of source code on Pierre.
