USS Manchester (LCS-14)
USS Manchester (LCS-14) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship in the United States Navy. She is the second ship to be named for Manchester, New Hampshire.[7][8]
_completed_acceptance_trials_(cropped).jpg.webp) USS Manchester on 5 December 2017 | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Manchester |
| Namesake | Manchester |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010[1] |
| Builder | Austal USA[1] |
| Laid down | 29 June 2015[2] |
| Launched | 12 May 2016[3] |
| Sponsored by | Jeanne Shaheen[2] |
| Christened | 7 May 2016[4] |
| Acquired | 28 February 2018[5] |
| Commissioned | 26 May 2018[6] |
| Homeport | San Diego |
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| Status | Active |
| Badge | _insignia%252C_2018_(171213-N-BL450-193).png.webp) |
| 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 | 53 core crew (11 officers, 42 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew |
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Construction and career
The ship's keel was laid on 29 June 2015, at Mobile, Alabama.[2] The initials of New Hampshire senator Jeanne Shaheen, the ship's sponsor, were welded into the hull of Manchester during the traditional keel laying ceremony. Manchester was christened on 7 May 2016 and she was launched on 12 May 2016.[3][4] Manchester was commissioned on 26 May 2018.[6]
She is assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One.[9]
References
- "Manchester (LCS 14)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- "Austal hosts keel laying for new Littoral Combat Ship Manchester (LCS 14)" (Press release). Austal USA. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- "Austal launches USS Manchester (LCS 14) at Alabama shipyard". Alabama Department of Commerce. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- "USS Manchester Christened in Alabama". Military.com. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Manchester (LCS 14)" (Press release). United States Navy. 1 March 2018. NNS180301-18. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "USS Manchester Commissioned as Navy's Newest Surface Combatant" (Press release). United States Navy. 30 May 2018. NNS180530-09. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Secretary of the Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- "Navy decides to name new combat ship after the city of Manchester, NH". This Week in Raymond. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- "LCS Squadron 1". public.navy.mil. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- 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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