Construction of the Navy's second Constellation-class frigate, Congress (FFG-63), has been pushed into early fiscal year 2024 -- a delay of at least six months from the April 2023 start date outlined in Navy budget books. While the initiation of construction is pushed back, delivery of the ship is still expected to occur on-schedule in September 2027, a Navy spokesperson told Inside Defense . The Navy did not provide an explanation for the schedule change. The program’s lead ship, Constellation...
