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|Ship christened=7 December 2019<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://usa.austal.com/news/LCS-26-Christening|title=The Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) is Christened at Austal USA|publisher=Austal USA|date=7 December 2019|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
|Ship christened=7 December 2019<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://usa.austal.com/news/LCS-26-Christening|title=The Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) is Christened at Austal USA|publisher=Austal USA|date=7 December 2019|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
|Ship acquired=9 December 2020<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://usa.austal.com/news/LCS-26-Delivery|title=Austal USA Delivers the Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) to the U.S. Navy|publisher=Austal USA|date=9 December 2020|access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref>
|Ship acquired=9 December 2020<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://usa.austal.com/news/LCS-26-Delivery|title=Austal USA Delivers the Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) to the U.S. Navy|publisher=Austal USA|date=9 December 2020|access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref>
|Ship commissioned= 22 May 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/05/u-s-navy-commissions-its-26th-littoral-combat-ship-uss-mobile/|title=U.S. Navy Commissions Its 26th Littoral Combat Ship USS Mobile|publisher=navalnews.com|date=22 May 2021|access-date=23 May 2021}}</ref>
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== Construction and career ==
== Construction and career ==
''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'' was 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=21 April 2021}}</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'' was commissioned on 22 May 2021.<ref name="Navy 2628516"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/05/u-s-navy-commissions-its-26th-littoral-combat-ship-uss-mobile/|title=U.S. Navy Commissions Its 26th Littoral Combat Ship USS Mobile|publisher=Naval News|date=22 May 2021|access-date=23 May 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:10, 4 October 2021

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

USS Mobile on 9 January 2020
History
United States
NameMobile
NamesakeMobile
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]
Commissioned22 May 2021[6]
IdentificationHull number: LCS-26
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][7] Named for the city of Mobile, Alabama, she is the fifth ship to carry the name.[8][9]

Construction and career

Mobile was built in her namesake city by Austal USA.[10][11] The Navy accepted delivery of Mobile on 9 December 2020, during a ceremony held at the Austal USA shipyards. Mobile was commissioned on 22 May 2021.[6][12]

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. ^ a b "Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Mobile" (Press release). United States Navy. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^ Lauten, Elizabeth (22 September 2016). "U.S. Navy's next Littoral Combat Ship to be named USS Mobile". Alabama Today. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Littoral Combat Ship Manchester (LCS 14) Completes Acceptance Trials" (Press release). Austal. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  11. ^ Specker, Lawrence (12 December 2017). "Austal makes first cut on LCS 26, the future USS Mobile". Alabama Media Group. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  12. ^ "U.S. Navy Commissions Its 26th Littoral Combat Ship USS Mobile". Naval News. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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