The USS Pierre will head to San Diego after its commissioning. Photo courtesy of Austal USA.

The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, in Panama City, Florida, on Nov. 15.

Following the commissioning, the Pierre will transit to its new homeport in San Diego.

Pierre is the 19th, and final, Independence-variant littoral combat ship constructed. It is the third ship named in honor of South Dakota’s capital city, and the second Navy warship to bear the name.

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