USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32)

USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][4] She will be the third U.S. Navy ship to be named Santa Barbara.[4]

Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States
NameSanta Barbara
NamesakeSanta Barbara
Awarded18 September 2018[1]
Laid down27 October 2020[2]
Launched12 November 2021
Sponsored byLolita Zinke
Christened16 October 2021[3]
IdentificationHull number: LCS-32
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

Construction and career

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

References

  1. "Santa Barbara (LCS-32)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "U.S. Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Santa Barbara" (Press release). Naval Sea Systems Command. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. "Ship sponsor Lolita Zinke christens the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32)" (Press release). Austal USA. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. "Secretary of the Navy Names Newest Independence Variant Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 9 October 2018. NNS181009-28. Retrieved 10 October 2018.


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