USS '' Gabrielle Giffords '' ( LCS-10 ) is an of the United States Navy . The ship is named after former United States Representative Gabrielle Giffords , who was shot along with eighteen other people during a 2011 shooting in Tucson , Arizona . The ship 's name was announced by then-Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on 10 February 2012 . '' Gabrielle Giffords '' will be the 16th U.S. naval ship to be named for a woman by the United States Navy , and the 13th U.S. naval ship since 1850 to be named after a living person
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2011 Tucson shooting
USS Gabrielle Giffords