USS St. Louis (LCS-19)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | St. Louis |
| Namesake | St. Louis, MO |
| Awarded | 10 March 2014[1] |
| Builder | Marinette Marine |
| Status | On order |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) full load[2] |
| 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 St. Louis (LCS-19) will be a Template:Sclass- littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1] It will be the seventh ship in naval service named after St. Louis, Missouri.[4]
Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on March 10, 2014.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "St. Louis". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Freedom Class LCS Littoral Combat Ship". Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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