USS Cincinnati (LCS-20)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Cincinnati.
Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States
Name: Cincinnati
Namesake: Cincinnati, Ohio
Awarded: 29 December 2010[1]
Builder: Austal USA[1]
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
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:
Aircraft carried:

USS Cincinnati (LCS-20) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1] She will be the fifth ship to be named for Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]

Cincinnati is currently being built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[3]


References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cincinnati (LCS-20)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. "Secretary of the Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. "AUSTAL USA HOSTS KEEL LAYING CEREMONY FOR LCS 18" (Press release). Austal USA. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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