USS Billings
USS Billings is a littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. It is the first ship in naval service named after Billings, Montana.
Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on 4 March 2013. Construction began on 20 October 2014 and she was launched on 1 July 2017. she is homeported to Naval Station Mayport, Florida and assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two.
In June 2019, Billings visited Cleveland, Ohio.
Billings sustained damage after hitting Rosaire Desgagnes, a bulk cargo ship in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The incident occurred on 24 June 2019. The vessel's starboard bridge wing was damaged as a result of the collision.
Billings was officially commissioned in Key West, Florida on 3 August 2019.
