USS Pierre (LCS-38)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Pierre.

Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States of America
Name	Pierre
Namesake	Pierre, South Dakota
Awarded	17 December 2018
Builder	Austal USA
Status	Authorized
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
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 Template:Sclass- of the United States Navy. She will be the second ship to be named for Pierre, South Dakota, the first being USS Pierre (PC-1141), a Template:Sclass- from World War II.

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