USS Constellation (FFG-62)

	Artist rendering of the final Constellation-class design
History
United States
Name	Constellation
Namesake	USS Constellation
Ordered	30 April 2020
Builder	Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down	31 August 2022
Sponsored by	Melissa Braithwaite
Identification	FFG-62
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type	Constellation-class frigate
Displacement	7,400 short tons (6,700 t)
Length	496 ft (151.18 m)
Beam	65 ft (19.81 m)
Draft	18 ft (5.49 m)
Propulsion	CODLAG (LM2500+G4)
Speed	in excess of 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) (electric drive)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats
Capacity	200 accommodations
Complement	140 crew
Sensors and ; processing systems	COMBATSS-21 Combat Management System (AEGIS derivative); AN/SPY-6(V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR); AN/SPS-73(V)18 - Next Generation Surface Search Radar; AN/SLQ-61 light weight towed array sonar; AN/SQS-62 Variable-Depth Sonar; AN/SQQ-89F undersea warfare/anti-submarine warfare combat system; Cooperative Engagement Capability;
Armament	32 Mk 41 VLS cells with:; Possibly RIM-162 ESSM Block 2 and/or RIM-174 Standard ERAM missiles; Planned RIM-66 Standard SM-2 Block 3C; 16 × canister launched Naval Strike Missiles; RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launched from Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (21 cell); Mk 110 57mm gun with the Advanced Low Cost Munition Ordnance (ALaMO) projectile and related systems.; Various machine guns M240 or M2;
Aircraft carried	1 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopter; MQ-8C Firescout;

USS Constellation (FFG-62)^[1] will be the lead ship of the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates^[2] and the fifth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name. She is named in honor of the first USS Constellation, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, which was named for the constellation of stars on the flag of the United States.^[2] The ship will be sponsored by Melissa Braithwaite, the wife of Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite.^[3]

Construction of Constellation began on August 31, 2022.^[4] The ship is expected to enter service in 2026.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Constellation (FFG-62)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "SECNAV Names Navy's Newest Class of FFG(X) Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship". United States Navy. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ Shelbourne, Mallory (31 August 2022). "Fincantieri Begins Construction of First Constellation-class Frigate". USNI News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ Ozberk, Tayfun (15 January 2022). "U.S. Navy's Constellation-Class: New Frigate To Start Construction This Year". Naval News. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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[NVR_Constellation-1] "Constellation (FFG-62)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[Navy_201007-2] "SECNAV Names Navy's Newest Class of FFG(X) Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

[3] "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship". United States Navy. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[4] Shelbourne, Mallory (31 August 2022). "Fincantieri Begins Construction of First Constellation-class Frigate". USNI News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[5] Ozberk, Tayfun (15 January 2022). "U.S. Navy's Constellation-Class: New Frigate To Start Construction This Year". Naval News. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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v t e Constellation-class frigates
Constellation Congress Chesapeake Lafayette Hamilton Galvez
Preceded by: Oliver Hazard Perry class Followed by: None
List of frigates of the United States Navy