USS Tulsa is the Newest Navy Warship

AdminFebruary 18, 2019

Uss Tulsa Commissioned — In this Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Navy, guests listen to a welcoming speech during the commissioning ceremony of littoral combat ship USS Tulsa in San Francisco. The vessel that bears the name of Oklahoma's second-largest city has been commissioned as the newest warship in the U.S. Navy's fleet. The warship was commissioned on Saturday at the pier in San Francisco. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison/U.S. Navy via AP)

A vessel that bears the name of Oklahoma’s second-largest city has been commissioned as the newest warship in the U.S. Navy’s fleet.

The USS Tulsa was commissioned on Saturday at a pier in San Francisco. The warship is an Independence-class combat ship designed to patrol coastlines. It’s the eighth ship of its kind in the Navy’s fleet.

U.S. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma tells News Talk KZRG that the ship is one of the most technologically advanced in the world. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Lankford also said the massive vessel does not have a traditional rudder or propeller and operates more like a catamaran and a jet ski with a high draft, sitting just 14 feet in the water.

The warship features electronic components made by a Tulsa firm, U.S. Pioneer.