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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 683
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WHEREAS, The United States Navy christened its newest |
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Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS |
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Kingsville (LCS 36), in Mobile, Alabama, on April 22, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The ship was named in honor of both the city of |
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Kingsville and Naval Air Station Kingsville, highlighting the |
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cooperative efforts of the two communities in behalf of the |
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nation; its sponsor, Katherine Kline, performed the traditional |
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breaking of a bottle of sparkling wine on the deck of the |
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Kingsville at the Austal USA shipyard; she represents the sixth |
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generation of the King Ranch family, descended from steamboat |
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Captain Richard King, who founded the ranch in Kingsville in |
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1853; nearly nine decades later, the Naval Air Station Kingsville |
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was established, and it has enjoyed a special relationship with |
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the ranch ever since; Ms. Kline's father, Dr. Richard Sugden, |
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was a Navy flight surgeon who held the rank of lieutenant |
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commander in the U.S. Navy; and |
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WHEREAS, Armed with guns, missiles, and helicopters, the |
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ship is 418 feet long and can reach speeds of over 40 knots; the |
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18th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship belongs to a class |
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of fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants; |
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they operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments to address |
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21st-century coastal threats, and they integrate with joint, |
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combined, manned, and unmanned teams to support forward presence, |
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maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions all over |
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the world; like the other littoral ships of the trimaran variant, |
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it will be stationed at Naval Base San Diego after its scheduled |
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commissioning in the summer of 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, The naming of this combat ship in honor of the |
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city of Kingsville and Naval Air Station Kingsville is a |
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reflection of the role these communities have played in our |
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nation's security, and it is a source of great pride to area |
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residents as well as to citizens throughout the great State of |
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Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the christening of the future |
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USS Kingsville (LCS 36). |
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LaMantia |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 26, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |