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USS Kansas City (LCS-22)

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Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States
NameKansas City
NamesakeKansas City, Missouri
Awarded29 December 2010[1]
BuilderAustal USA[1]
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity210 tonnes
Complement40 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 Kansas City (LCS-22) will be an Template:Sclass- of the United States Navy. She will be the second ship to be named for Kansas City, the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri.[2]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Kansas City (LCS-22)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Secretary of the Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 20 July 2015. NR-288-15. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Austal's Litoral Combat Ship 10 Completes Acceptance Trials" (Press release). Austal. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.