The U.S. Navy plans to name a combat ship after the City of Wichita.

The USS Wichita will be the third to bear the name and honors the largest city in Kansas.

“I received a call from the Secretary of the Navy delivering exciting news: the Navy will recognize the city of Wichita with a new Littoral Combat Ship bearing its name. Two great ships have already carried Wichita’s namesake, and its re-selection is a real honor for the city and for Kansas.”

The ship is designed to be fast and agile with the flexibility to execute missions close to shore in mine, anti-submarine and surface warfare.

The USS Wichita will be built by Lockheed Martin for delivery in February 2017. It will be 378 feet long and able to travel at more than 40 knots.

The last USS Wichita was a replenishment oiler decommissioned in 1993. The first USS Wichita was a heavy cruiser used during World War II in the invasion of Okinawa.