USS Kansas City (LCS-22) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the third ship to be named for Kansas City, the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri.[7]
 USS Kansas City in San Diego on 24 May 2020
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Kansas City |
| Namesake | Kansas City |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010[2] |
| Builder | Austal USA[2] |
| Laid down | 15 November 2017[2] |
| Launched | 19 October 2018[3] |
| Sponsored by | Tracy Davidson[1] |
| Christened | 22 September 2018[4] |
| Acquired | 12 February 2020[5] |
| Commissioned | 20 June 2020[6] |
| Homeport | San Diego |
| Identification |
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| Motto | United We Stand, Divided We Fall |
| Status | Active |
| Badge |  |
| 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 | 41 core crew (9 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
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| Aircraft carried | 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks |
Design
editIn 2002, the United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[8] The Navy initially ordered two trimaran hulled ships from General Dynamics, which became known as the Independence-class littoral combat ship after the first ship of the class, USS Independence.[8] Even-numbered U.S. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional monohull Freedom-class littoral combat ship.[8] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design.[8] On 29 December 2010, the Navy announced that it was awarding Austal USA a contract to build ten additional Independence-class littoral combat ships.[9][10]
Construction and career
editKansas City was built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA. The ship was christened on 22 September 2018 in Mobile, Alabama,[4] and sponsored by Tracy Davidson, wife of Admiral Philip S. Davidson.[1] She was launched 19 October 2018 into the Mobile River.[3]
Kansas City was commissioned on 20 June 2020[6] and she has been assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "USS Kansas City named by Navy official who threw a first pitch at The K. Coincidence?". kansascity.com. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Kansas City (LCS-22)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ a b "USS Kansas City released into Mobile River". kshb.com. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Austal USA Celebrates the Christening of Kansas City (LCS 22)" (Press release). Austal USA. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Kansas City (LCS 22)" (Press release). United States Navy. 13 February 2020. NNS200213-01. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Littoral Combat Ship USS Kansas City Joins Fleet" (Press release). United States Navy. 20 June 2020. NNS200620-01. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Special from Navy Office of Information (29 December 2010). "Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced" (Press release). Navy News Service. NNS101229-09. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Osborn, Kris (27 June 2014). "Navy Engineers LCS Changes". www.dodbuzz.com. Monster. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "LCS Squadron 1". public.navy.mil. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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