USS Oakland (LCS-24)
Appearance
![]() USS Oakland in 8 March 2021
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Name | Oakland |
Namesake | Oakland |
Awarded | 29 December 2010[4] |
Builder | Austal USA[4] |
Laid down | 20 July 2018 |
Launched | 21 July 2019[1] |
Sponsored by | Kate Brandt[5] |
Christened | 29 June 2019[5] |
Acquired | 26 June 2020[2] |
Commissioned | 17 April 2021[3] |
Homeport | San Diego[3] |
Identification | Hull number: LCS-24 |
Motto | Fortitude, Determination, Communication |
Status | Active |
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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 Oakland (LCS-24) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[4] She is the third ship to be named for the City of Oakland, California.[6][7]
Construction and career
Oakland was built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. A ceremonial laying of the keel was held at the Austal USA shipyards in Mobile on 20 July 2018. The ship was christened on 29 June 2019[5] and then launched on 21 July 2019.[1] She was delivered to the Navy on 26 June 2020,[2] and was commissioned on 17 April 2021.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Navy to Commission USS Oakland This Weekend". usni.org. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Oakland (LCS-24)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "AUSTAL USA CELEBRATES THE CHRISTENING OF OAKLAND (LCS 24)". usa.austal.com. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Secretary of the Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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.