One of The Largest, The Future USS Omaha (LCS-12)

One of The Largest, The Future USS Omaha (LCS-12)

USS Omaha (LCS-12) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She will be the fourth ship to be named for Omaha, the largest city in Nebraska.[4][5] The ceremonial “laying of the keel” was on 18 February 2015, at Mobile, Alabama. Omaha was launched from Austal USA’s shipyards in Mobile, Alabama on 20 November 2015. Omaha was christened on 19 December 2015. The ship’s sponsor was Omaha philanthropist Susie Buffett.

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, 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

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 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers

Armament: BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun 4× .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward), Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher Mission modules

Aircraft carried: 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks, MQ-8 Fire Scout

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