USS Savannah (LCS-28)

USS Savannah (LCS-28) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][7] She is the sixth ship to be named Savannah.[7]

Savannah on 9 February 2022
History
United States
NameSavannah
NamesakeSavannah
Awarded23 June 2017[1]
BuilderAustal USA[1]
Laid down20 September 2019[2]
Launched3 September 2020
Sponsored byDianne Isakson
Christened29 August 2020[3]
Acquired25 June 2021[4]
Commissioned5 February 2022[5]
HomeportSan Diego
IdentificationHull number: LCS-28
MottoNot for Self, but for Others[6]
StatusActive
Badge
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

Construction and career

Savannah was built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[8] Austal delivered Savannah to the Navy, in Mobile on 28 June 2021.[9] Savannah was commissioned on 5 February 2022 in Brunswick, Georgia[5] before sailing to her new home port in San Diego, California.[5][10]

References

  1. "Savannah (LCS-28)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. "Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Savannah (LCS 28)" (Press release). United States Navy. 20 September 2019. NNS190920-08. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "The Future USS Savannah (LCS 28) is Christened at Austal USA" (Press release). Austal USA. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. "Austal USA delivers the future USS Savannah (LCS 28) to the U.S. Navy" (Press release). Austal USA. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. "Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28)" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. "USS Savannah (LCS 28)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 13 February 2018. NNS180213-13. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  8. "Littoral Combat Ship Charleston (LCS 18) Completes Acceptance Trails" (Press release). Austal USA. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018. ...construction on Savannah (LCS 28) commenced mid-July.
  9. White, Ryan. "Littoral combat ship USS Savannah delivered to U.S. Navy - Naval Post". Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  10. Burkhart, Richard. "Newly commissioned by the U.S. Navy, USS Savannah sails out of Port of Brunswick for San Diego". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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