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CREST Meaning:

Dark blue and gold are the colors traditionally associated with the US NAVY.

Gold is also emblematic of excellence and honor. The blue squares boarding the gold shield denote fortitude and unity.

The smaller shield is representation of the City of Cincinnati, Ohio. The seven red vertical wedges suggest the seven hills on which Cincinnati was founded, associating itself to Rome as another “City of Seven Hills.”

The three wavy bars refer to the three bodies of water that run through Cincinnati- the Ohio River, the Great Miami, and Little Miami rivers.

USS Cincinnati is a ship with a unique trimaran-shaped hull which is designed to defeat littoral threats and provide access and dominance in coastal waters.

The four stars symbolize each of the other ships named CINCINNATI that have served in the United States Navy.

The crossed sword and cutlass symbolize the teamwork and cooperation demonstrated by the naval crew of USS Cincinnati.

The coat of arms as blazoned in full color on a white oval within a dark blue designation band, edged with a gold chained border and bearing the name “USS CINCINNATI” at the top and “LCS 20” at the base.

The chained boarder is also a symbol of teamwork and unity of eh crew.
 

NAMESAKE Information: 

Named for the “Queen City” of Ohio, Cincinnati honors the hardworking and resilient spirit of her citizens. Founded in 1788 as Losantivelle, the city was renamed Cinccinnati on January 4, 1790 by Arthur St. Clair, the first governor of the Northwest Territory. Cincinnati got its name from the fifth century BC Roman solider and hero, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus. After leading the republic’s army to victory over invaders, he denied rewards, returning to a farm where he lived out the remainder of his days instead. For many people, and especially Revolutionary War-era patriots, Cincinnatus embodied self-sacrifice, patriotic loyalty, integrity, and civic virtue.

Today, the city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, the fastest growing economic power in the Midwestern United States based on increase of economic output. Located on the Ohio River, Cincinnati is home to 25 colleges and universities: professional football, baseball and ice hockey teams and a thriving down town. The fifth ship to bear the name Cincinnati, LCS 20 adopted the city’s motto as our own. “Juncta Juvant” or “Strength in Unity.”

Four naval vessels have been named USS CINCINNATI.

The first ship to bear the name was the City-class ironclad USS CINCINNAT. She was a stern-wheel casemate gunboat in the United States Navy during the American civil war. She was sunk twice and raised each time. She was decommissioned August 4, 1865.

The second ship to have the honor of bearing the name was USS CINCINNATI (C-7). She was a protected cruiser and the lead ship of the CINCINNATI-class cruisers in the United States Navy. She was launched on November 10, 1892 and was in commission until April 20, 1919.

The Third ship to bear the name was USS CINCINNATI (CL-6). She was a light cruiser commissioned in 1924, an patrolled all over the globe before and during World War II. CINCINNAIT split her pre-war career between the Atlantic and the Pacific fleets. She served in the Scouting Fleet, based in the Atlantic, from 1924 to 1927, serving in the Pacific for a brief time in 1925 maneuvers. She was decommissioned November 1, 1945.

The fourth ship to have the honor was USS CINCINNATI (SSN 693), A LOS ANGELES-class Submarine commissioned March 11, 1978, In 1981, CINCINNATI – under the command of Commander Kurt t. Juroff, USN – conducted an around the world cruise, steaming 60,000 miles and operation in the Indian ocean.