USS Galvez explained

USS Galvez (FFG-67) will be the sixth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate of the United States Navy. She is the only ship of the Navy to be named for American Revolutionary war figure Bernardo de Gálvez. Gálvez was governor of Spanish Louisiana and a key supporter of the revolution, as he led Spanish forces against the British Army during the war and enabled American independence.^{[1] [2]} The name was announced in Madrid alongside the American ambassador and members of the Spanish Navy.^{[3] [4]}

The frigate was ordered in 2024 with an estimated cost of $1 billion and was initially estimated to be finished in 2030.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fernández . Juanjo . 2024-06-22 . USS Gálvez: el buque de guerra más moderno de la US Navy tendrá nombre español . 2024-07-14 . elconfidencial.com . es.
2. Web site: Cuesta . Pilar de la . 22 June 2024 . El militar español Bernardo de Gálvez dará nombre al nuevo buque de guerra de Estados Unidos . 22 June 2024 . . es.
3. Web site: Shelbourne . Mallory . 2024-05-23 . Navy Awards $1B Contract for 5th, 6th Constellation-class Frigates . 2024-05-24 . USNI News . en-US.
4. Web site: SECNAV Names Future Guided Missile Frigate USS Galvez (FFG 67) . 2024-06-21 . United States Navy . en-US.