USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32)
 Sister ship USS Independence
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Santa Barbara |
| Namesake | Santa Barbara |
| Awarded | 18 September 2018[1] |
| Laid down | 27 October 2020[2] |
| Launched | 12 November 2021 |
| Sponsored by | Lolita Zinke |
| Christened | 16 October 2021[3] |
| Identification | Hull number: LCS-32 |
| Status | Under construction |
| 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 |
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USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][4] She will be the third U.S. Navy ship to be named Santa Barbara.[4]
Construction and career[]
Santa Barbara is currently being built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Santa Barbara (LCS-32)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "U.S. Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Santa Barbara" (Press release). Naval Sea Systems Command. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Ship sponsor Lolita Zinke christens the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32)" (Press release). Austal USA. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Secretary of the Navy Names Newest Independence Variant Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 9 October 2018. NNS181009-28. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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