The newest USS Canberra is a 421-foot- (128-meter-) long, 3,200-metric-ton ship that can accommodate a crew of up to 75 sailors. “The alliance between our two countries makes the world a safer place,” said Todd Schafer, an acting assistant secretary of the Navy. “As we mark the 70th anniversary of the ANZUS alliance, the friendship between our two countries is stronger than ever,” he said. The first Canberra was also in the US fleet when the ANZUS Treaty, a non-binding security agreement among the United States, Australia and New Zealand, was struck in 1951. Ricky Williamson, US deputy chief of naval operations, said at Saturday’s ceremony. “I am proud to join Australian partners in continuing the legacy of this name,” Vice Adm. The cruiser Canberra would go on the serve until 1970, with roles in the Cuban missile crisis and the Vietnam War. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords, front, takes part in exercises with the Singapore navy's Formidable-class multi-role stealth frigate RSS Steadfast in the South China Sea, May 25, 2020.
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