USS Richard M. McCool Jr.
_and_USS_New_York_(LPD_21)_are_underway_together_in_the_Atla.jpg){kind=spacer} Richard M. McCool Jr.'s sister ships USS San Antonio and USS New York.
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| Name | USS Richard M. McCool Jr.[1] |
| Awarded | 23 February 2018[1] |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Cost | US$1.4B (FY2017)[2] |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 25,000 tons full |
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| Draft | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Propulsion | Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 hp (30 MW) |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | |
| Capacity | 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total. |
| Complement | 28 officers, 333 enlisted |
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| Aircraft carried | Four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously. |
USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD-29) will be the 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship of the United States Navy.[1][3] She is named after U.S. Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient Richard Miles McCool, Jr. Richard M. McCool Jr. is under construction at Pascagoula, Mississippi by Ingalls Shipbuilding.[4]
Design
Like her immediate predecessor, USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28), Richard M. McCool Jr. will be a "transitional ship" between the current San Antonio-class design and future San Antonio-class Flight II vessels and as such will feature design improvements developed in connection with the Navy's development of San Antonio-class Flight II (which is intended to replace the current Template:Sclass- and Template:Sclass- dock landing ships).[5][6]: (Summary) Richard M. McCool Jr. incorporates the changes that will be introduced in Fort Lauderdale intended to reduce the cost compared to the San Antonio-class, including: simplified bow works, replacement of the forward and aft composite masts with steel masts, removal of structures from the boat valley, and a stern gate which is open at the top. In addition, unlike Fort Lauderdale, Richard M. McCool Jr. will use the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) volume air search radar.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Eckstein, Megan (16 February 2018). "Navy Signs $1.4B Contract with Ingalls Shipbuilding for 13th San Antonio". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Navy's Newest LPD to be Named in Honor of WWII Medal of Honor Recipient" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 2 May 2018. NNS180502-12. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Fabrication Begins on Amphibious Assault Ship Richard M. McCool, Jr" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 30 July 2018. NNS180730-29. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Eckstein, Megan (11 April 2018). "Navy Designates Upcoming LX(R) Amphibs as San Antonio-Class LPD Flight II". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ O'Rourke, Ronald (13 April 2018). "Navy LPD-17 Flight II (LX[R]) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Eckstein, Megan (12 January 2018). "Navy Wants FY 2018 Amphib to be First-in-Class LX(R), Not a 14th LPD". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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