GULFPORT, Miss. – The Navy commissioned its newest littoral combat ship, the USS Cincinnati, during a ceremony Saturday in Gulfport. The Cincinnati (LCS 20) was built by General Dynamics and Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. It holds up to 40 sailors and carries two MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters and a MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship held a change of command on the ship’s flight deck at the Port of Gulfport Oct. 3. Cmdr. Jedediah Kloppel assumed command of the ship from Cmdr. Kurt Braeckel. (Sources: USS Cincinnati, Stars and Stripes, 10/04/19)
