USS Billings
 Sister ship USS Freedom (LCS-1)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Billings |
| Namesake | Billings, Montana |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010[2] |
| Builder | Marinette Marine[2] |
| Laid down | 2 November 2015[2] |
| Launched | 1 July 2017[1] |
| Sponsored by | Sharla Tester |
| Christened | 1 July 2017 |
| Status | Launched |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) full load[4] |
| Length | 378.3 ft (115.3 m) |
| Beam | 57.4 ft (17.5 m) |
| Draft | 13.0 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW gas turbines, 2 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce waterjets |
| Speed | 45 knots (52 mph; 83 km/h) (sea state 3) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)[3] |
| Endurance | 21 days (336 hours) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 11 m RHIB, 40 ft (12 m) high-speed boats |
| Complement | 15 to 50 core crew, 75 mission crew (Blue and Gold crews) |
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| Aircraft carried | |
| Aviation facilities | Flight Deck, Hangar Bay |
| Notes | Electrical power is provided by 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines with Hitzinger generator units rated at 800 kW each. |
USS Billings (LCS-15) is a Template:Sclass- littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[2] It is the first ship in naval service named after Billings, Montana.[5]
Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on March 4, 2013.[2] Construction began on October 20, 2014 and launched on July 1, 2017, meeting the expected delivery date of 2017.[6] She is assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron TWO.
References
- ^ "Lockheed Martin-Led Team Launches Future USS Billings" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Billings (LCS-15)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Freedom Class LCS Littoral Combat Ship". Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Navy to name combat ship USS Billings". Billings Gazette. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Start Of Construction on LCS 15 Billings" (PDF). The Beacon (Holiday 2014). Marinette Marine: 3. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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