USS Kingsville
USS Kingsville (LCS-36) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][3] She will be the first ship to be named for Kingsville, Texas, which is home to Naval Air Station Kingsville.[3]
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Kingsville |
| Namesake | Kingsville |
| Awarded | 14 December 2018[1] |
| Builder | Austal USA |
| Laid down | 23 February 2022[2] |
| Sponsored by | Katherine Kline |
| Identification | Hull number: LCS-36 |
| Status | Under construction |
| 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 | 40 core crew (8 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew |
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Kingsville is currently being built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.
References
- "Kingsville (LCS-36)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Austal USA hosts keel laying ceremony for future USS Kingsville (LCS 36)" (Press release). Austal USA. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- "Secretary of the Navy Names Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Kingsville" (Press release). United States Navy. 4 February 2019. NNS190204-10. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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