US Navy - New construction frigate "Constellation"

Keel laying ceremonies are actually completely overrated as a material new start for ships. However, one must be reported here: The keel laying of the first US frigate of the Constellation class at Fincantieri Marinette Marine on the Menominee River in Green Bay/Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. After the less successful designs of the Zumwalt destroyers and the Littoral Combat Ships, the US Navy has high hopes for the basic design of the CONSTELLATION, which originated in Europe. As a frigate, it is now set to become a reliable workhorse again, as the Arleigh Burke class currently is among the destroyers. Smaller than the destroyers, however, the CONSTELLATION is to be a multi-purpose frigate that must be able to do everything: Air defence, submarine hunting and marginal sea operations. To this end, it will be equipped with the new Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR), the Aegis Combat System of the Baseline Ten (BL10) and a Vertical Launch System Mk 41. Its name is also promisingly linked to the first of six frigates from the early days of the United States, which were authorised by the Naval Act 1794 and built in America for the first time. Also very unusual, because usually only celebrated shortly before the start of construction: Even the names of the first four units have already been announced: CONSTELLATION (FFG 62), CONGRESS (FFG 63), CHESAPEAKE (FFG 64) and LAFAYETTE (FFG 65). If it helps!