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'''USS ''Mobile'' (LCS-26)''' will be an {{sclass-|Independence|littoral combat ship}} of the [[United States Navy]].<ref name="NVR Mobile">{{cite web | url={{NVR url|id=LCS26}} | title=Mobile (LCS-26) | publisher=[[Naval Vessel Register]] | access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=AlabamaToday>{{cite news|last1=Lauten|first1=Elizabeth|title=U.S. Navy's next Littoral Combat Ship to be named USS Mobile|url=http://altoday.com/archives/12497-u-s-navys-next-littoral-combat-ship-named-uss-mobile|publisher=Alabama Today|date=22 September 2016|access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref> She will be the fifth ship to be named Mobile.<ref name="NR-335-16">{{cite press release |url=http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/952519/secretary-of-the-navy-names-two-littoral-combat-ships |title=Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships |date=22 September 2016 |number=NR-335-16 |publisher=U.S. Department of Defense |access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="NNS160922-12">{{cite press release |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96797 |title=Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships |date=22 September 2016 |number=NNS160922-12 |publisher=U.S. Navy |access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref>
'''USS ''Mobile'' (LCS-26)''' is an {{sclass-|Independence|littoral combat ship}} of the [[United States Navy]].<ref name="NVR Mobile">{{cite web | url={{NVR url|id=LCS26}} | title=Mobile (LCS-26) | publisher=[[Naval Vessel Register]] | access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=AlabamaToday>{{cite news|last1=Lauten|first1=Elizabeth|title=U.S. Navy's next Littoral Combat Ship to be named USS Mobile|url=http://altoday.com/archives/12497-u-s-navys-next-littoral-combat-ship-named-uss-mobile|publisher=Alabama Today|date=22 September 2016|access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref> Named for the city of [[Mobile, Alabama]], she is the fifth ship to carry the name.<ref name="NR-335-16">{{cite press release |url=http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/952519/secretary-of-the-navy-names-two-littoral-combat-ships |title=Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships |date=22 September 2016 |number=NR-335-16 |publisher=U.S. Department of Defense |access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="NNS160922-12">{{cite press release |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96797 |title=Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships |date=22 September 2016 |number=NNS160922-12 |publisher=U.S. Navy |access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref>


''Mobile'' was built by [[Austal USA]] at their shipyard in [[Mobile, Alabama]] .<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://usa.austal.com/news/LCS-14-AT |title=Littoral Combat Ship Manchester (LCS 14) Completes Acceptance Trials |publisher=[[Austal]] |date=15 December 2017 |access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2017/12/austal_makes_first_cut_on_lcs.html |title=Austal makes first cut on LCS 26, the future USS Mobile |first=Lawrence |last=Specker |publisher=Alabama Media Group |date=12 December 2017 |access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> The Navy accepted delivery of ''Mobile'' from the shipbuilder on 9 December 2020, during a ceremony held at the Austal USA shipyards. {{As of|2020|December}}, The Navy plans to hold a commissioning ceremony for ''Mobile'' in spring 2021.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2444830/navy-accepts-delivery-of-future-uss-mobile-lcs-26/ |title=Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) |publisher=[[United States Navy]] |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
''Mobile'' was built in her namesake city by [[Austal USA]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://usa.austal.com/news/LCS-14-AT |title=Littoral Combat Ship Manchester (LCS 14) Completes Acceptance Trials |publisher=[[Austal]] |date=15 December 2017 |access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2017/12/austal_makes_first_cut_on_lcs.html |title=Austal makes first cut on LCS 26, the future USS Mobile |first=Lawrence |last=Specker |publisher=Alabama Media Group |date=12 December 2017 |access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> The Navy accepted delivery of ''Mobile'' on 9 December 2020, during a ceremony held at the Austal USA shipyards. ''Mobile'' will be commissioned on 22 May 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/394254/future-uss-mobile-lcs-26-set-namesake-city-commissioning|title=Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) Set for Namesake City Commissioning|publisher=dvidshub.net|date=20 April 2021|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:08, 21 April 2021

For other ships with the same name, see USS Mobile.

USS Mobile
History
United States of America
NameMobile
NamesakeMobile, Alabama
Awarded31 March 2016[1]
BuilderAustal USA[1][2]
Laid down14 December 2018[3]
Launched11 January 2020
Sponsored byRebecca Byrne
Christened7 December 2019[4]
Acquired9 December 2020[5]
MottoVictory through Perseverance
StatusDelivered
Badge
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
  • 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried

USS Mobile (LCS-26) is an Template:Sclass- of the United States Navy.[1][6] Named for the city of Mobile, Alabama, she is the fifth ship to carry the name.[7][8]

Mobile was built in her namesake city by Austal USA.[9][10] The Navy accepted delivery of Mobile on 9 December 2020, during a ceremony held at the Austal USA shipyards. Mobile will be commissioned on 22 May 2021.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mobile (LCS-26)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Austal Awarded Contract for 26th Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). Austal USA. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Mobile" (Press release). United States Navy. 17 December 2018. NNS181217-11. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ^ "The Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) is Christened at Austal USA" (Press release). Austal USA. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Austal USA Delivers the Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) to the U.S. Navy" (Press release). Austal USA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ Lauten, Elizabeth (22 September 2016). "U.S. Navy's next Littoral Combat Ship to be named USS Mobile". Alabama Today. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Littoral Combat Ship Manchester (LCS 14) Completes Acceptance Trials" (Press release). Austal. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  10. ^ Specker, Lawrence (12 December 2017). "Austal makes first cut on LCS 26, the future USS Mobile". Alabama Media Group. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) Set for Namesake City Commissioning". dvidshub.net. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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