USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. The ship is named after former United States Representative Gabby Giffords, who was shot along with eighteen other people during a 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona. The ship's name was announced by then-Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on 10 February 2012. Gabrielle Giffords is the 16th U.S. naval ship to be named for a woman by the United States Navy, and the 13th U.S. naval ship since 1850 to be named after a living person.
A Sailor handles 57 mm rounds aboard USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). (48803635322)
US Navy 120210-N-ZZ999-001 A photo illustration of the littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, left, and her husband, Mark Kelly, congratulate ship's sponsor Roxanna Green at a ceremony to announce the U.S. Navy's naming of the newest littoral combat ship 120210-D-TT977-140
From left, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, attend a ceremony to announce the U.S. Navy's naming of the newest littoral combat ship, USS 120210-D-TT977-098
US Navy 120210-N-ZZ999-001 A photo illustration of the littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)
US Navy 120210-N-AC887-113 The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the honorable Ray Mabus shakes hands with retired Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, husband of f
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, left, greets former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, at the Pentagon Feb. 10, 2012 120210-D-TT977-015
From left, Former U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, sing the national anthem at a ceremony to announce the U.S. Navy's 120210-D-TT977-107
From left, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, attend a ceremony to announce the U.S. Navy's naming of the newest littoral combat ship, USS 120210-D-TT977-099
From left, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks with Mark Kelly, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Roxanna Green at the Pentagon Feb. 10, 2012 120210-D-TT977-047