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Revision as of 16:23, 8 January 2019

Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States of America
NameMobile
NamesakeMobile, Alabama
Awarded31 March 2016[1]
BuilderAustal USA[1][2]
Laid down14 December 2018[3]
Sponsored byRebecca Byrne
StatusUnder construction
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
  • SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried

USS Mobile (LCS-26) will be an Template:Sclass- of the United States Navy.[1][4] She will be the fifth ship to be named Mobile.[5][6]

Mobile is currently being built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[7][8]

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. ^ Lauten, Elizabeth (22 September 2016). "U.S. Navy's next Littoral Combat Ship to be named USS Mobile". Alabama Today. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Littoral Combat Ship Manchester (LCS 14) Completes Acceptance Trials" (Press release). Austal. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  8. ^ Specker, Lawrence (12 December 2017). "Austal makes first cut on LCS 26, the future USS Mobile". Alabama Media Group. Retrieved 24 February 2018.