The city council in Sioux City has voted to spend 50-thousand dollars to help commission a new Navy vessel that will bear the city’s name.

 

That’s Chris McGowan of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce. The U.S.S. Sioux City will be launched in the summer of 2018 with a week-long celebration in Maryland. The Siouxland Chamber of Commerce president spoke at this week’s city council meeting in Sioux City.

 

The Sioux City airport is home to the Iowa Air National Guard’s refueling wing. The Air Guard has had a presence in Sioux City for decades. The U.S.S. Sioux City will be launched from a port in Maryland next year. It has a titanium hull and nearly 100 sailors are expected to be assigned to the ship. The U.S.S.Sioux City is part of a class of vessels that will be deployed close to shore for combat and security missions.