| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 683 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The United States Navy christened its newest |
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| 3 | 3 | | Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS |
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| 4 | 4 | | Kingsville (LCS 36), in Mobile, Alabama, on April 22, 2023; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The ship was named in honor of both the city of |
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| 6 | 6 | | Kingsville and Naval Air Station Kingsville, highlighting the |
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| 7 | 7 | | cooperative efforts of the two communities in behalf of the |
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| 8 | 8 | | nation; its sponsor, Katherine Kline, performed the traditional |
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| 9 | 9 | | breaking of a bottle of sparkling wine on the deck of the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Kingsville at the Austal USA shipyard; she represents the sixth |
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| 11 | 11 | | generation of the King Ranch family, descended from steamboat |
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| 12 | 12 | | Captain Richard King, who founded the ranch in Kingsville in |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1853; nearly nine decades later, the Naval Air Station Kingsville |
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| 14 | 14 | | was established, and it has enjoyed a special relationship with |
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| 15 | 15 | | the ranch ever since; Ms. Kline's father, Dr. Richard Sugden, |
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| 16 | 16 | | was a Navy flight surgeon who held the rank of lieutenant |
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| 17 | 17 | | commander in the U.S. Navy; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Armed with guns, missiles, and helicopters, the |
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| 19 | 19 | | ship is 418 feet long and can reach speeds of over 40 knots; the |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship belongs to a class |
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| 21 | 21 | | of fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants; |
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| 22 | 22 | | they operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments to address |
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| 23 | 23 | | 21st-century coastal threats, and they integrate with joint, |
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| 24 | 24 | | combined, manned, and unmanned teams to support forward presence, |
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| 25 | 25 | | maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions all over |
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| 26 | 26 | | the world; like the other littoral ships of the trimaran variant, |
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| 27 | 27 | | it will be stationed at Naval Base San Diego after its scheduled |
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| 28 | 28 | | commissioning in the summer of 2024; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The naming of this combat ship in honor of the |
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| 30 | 30 | | city of Kingsville and Naval Air Station Kingsville is a |
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| 31 | 31 | | reflection of the role these communities have played in our |
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| 32 | 32 | | nation's security, and it is a source of great pride to area |
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| 33 | 33 | | residents as well as to citizens throughout the great State of |
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| 34 | 34 | | Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature, hereby commemorate the christening of the future |
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| 37 | 37 | | USS Kingsville (LCS 36). |
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| 38 | 38 | | LaMantia |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 43 | 43 | | the Senate on May 26, 2023. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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