USS Pierre (LCS-38)

	Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States
Name	Pierre
Namesake	Pierre
Awarded	17 December 2018
Builder	Austal USA
Identification	Hull number: LCS-38
Status	Authorized
General characteristics
Class and type	Independence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement	2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length	127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam	31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft	14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion	2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed	40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range	4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity	210 tonnes
Complement	40 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; 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers;
Armament	BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun; 4× .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward); Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher; Mission modules;
Aircraft carried	2× MH-60R/S Seahawks; MQ-8 Fire Scout;

USS Pierre (LCS-38) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.^[1]^[2] She will be the second ship to be named for Pierre, South Dakota, the first being USS Pierre (PC-1141), a PC-461-class submarine chaser from World War II.^[2]

Pierre will be built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Pierre (LCS-38)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Secretary of the Navy Names Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship After South Dakota's Capital" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 February 2019. NNS190205-08. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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History
Sister ship USS Independence
United States
Name	Pierre
Namesake	Pierre
Awarded	17 December 2018^[1]
Builder	Austal USA
Identification	Hull number: LCS-38
Status	Authorized
General characteristics
Class and type	Independence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement	2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length	127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam	31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft	14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion	2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed	40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range	4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity	210 tonnes
Complement	40 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 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament	BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun 4× .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward) Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher Mission modules
Aircraft carried	2× MH-60R/S Seahawks MQ-8 Fire Scout