USS Mobile (LCS-26)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Mobile.
Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States of America
Name: Mobile
Namesake: Mobile, Alabama
Awarded: 31 March 2016[1]
Builder: Austal USA[1][2]
Status: On order
General characteristics
Class and type: Independence-class littoral combat ship
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:
Aircraft carried:

USS Mobile (LCS-26) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][3] She will be the fifth Navy ship to be named Mobile.[4][5] Mobile will be built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mobile (LCS-26)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Austal Awarded Contract for 26th Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). Austal USA. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Lauten, Elizabeth (22 September 2016). "U.S. Navy's next Littoral Combat Ship to be named USS Mobile". Alabama Today. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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