TUCSON, Ariz.  — Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords will attend the christening of a Navy ship named in her honor.

Giffords, of Arizona, will be at the Saturday christening of the USS Gabrielle Giffords in Mobile, Alabama.

Giffords was gravely wounded in the 2011 Tucson shooting that left six dead and 13 injured. She gave up her seat in Congress and later founded an organization that aims to increase gun control.

Officials said the aluminum vessel is 419 feet long and seven Littoral Combat Ships are currently under construction at Austal's shipyard.