USS Augusta (LCS-34)

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USS Independence LCS-2 at pierce (cropped).jpg
Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States
NameAugusta
NamesakeAugusta
Awarded18 September 2018[1]
BuilderAustal USA
Laid down30 July 2021[2]
Sponsored byLeigh Ingalls Saufley
IdentificationHull number: LCS-34
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and type Independence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity210 tonnes
Complement40 core crew (8 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Sea Giraffe 3D Surface/Air RADAR
  • Bridgemaster-E Navigational RADAR
  • AN/KAX-2 EO/IR sensor for GFC
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • EDO ES-3601 ESM
  • SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament
  • BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun
  • .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward)
  • Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher
  • Mission modules
Aircraft carried
  • MH-60R/S Seahawks
  • MQ-8 Fire Scout

USS Augusta (LCS-34) is a planned Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][3] She will be the second ship to be named for Augusta, Maine.[3]

Augusta is currently being built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Augusta (LCS-34)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Navy decommissioning first LCS built in Mobile". 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Secretary of the Navy Names Independence Variant Littoral Combat Ship After Capital of Maine" (Press release). United States Navy. 31 January 2019. NNS190131-10. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Austal USA Delivers the Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) to the U.S. Navy" (Press release). Austal USA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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