USS Augusta (LCS-34)

USS Augusta (LCS-34) is a planned Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][3] She will be the second ship to be named for Augusta, Maine.[3]

Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States
NameAugusta
NamesakeAugusta
Awarded18 September 2018[1]
BuilderAustal USA
Laid down30 July 2021[2]
Sponsored byLeigh Ingalls Saufley
IdentificationHull number: LCS-34
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and type Independence-class littoral combat ship
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

Augusta is currently being built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[4]

References

  1. "Augusta (LCS-34)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. "Navy decommissioning first LCS built in Mobile". 31 July 2021.
  3. "Secretary of the Navy Names Independence Variant Littoral Combat Ship After Capital of Maine" (Press release). United States Navy. 31 January 2019. NNS190131-10. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. "Austal USA Delivers the Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) to the U.S. Navy" (Press release). Austal USA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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