USS Omaha (LCS-12)
USS Omaha (LCS-12) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1] She is the fourth ship to be named for Omaha, the largest city in Nebraska.[5][6] The ceremonial “laying of the keel” was on 18 February 2015, at Mobile, Alabama.[2]
_Commissioning_Ceremony_(4119951).jpg.webp) Omaha at its commissioning ceremony | |
| History | |
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| Name: | Omaha |
| Namesake: | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Awarded: | 29 December 2010[1] |
| Builder: | Austal USA[1] |
| Laid down: | 18 February 2015[1][2] |
| Launched: | 20 November 2015[1] |
| Sponsored by: | Susie Buffett[3] |
| Christened: | 19 December 2015[3] |
| Acquired: | 15 September 2017[1] |
| Commissioned: | 3 February 2018[4] |
| Homeport: | San Diego |
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| Motto: | Fortiter in re, "Courageously in Every Enterprise" |
| Status: | In active service |
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| 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, 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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Omaha was launched from Austal USA's shipyards in Mobile, Alabama on 20 November 2015.[7]
Omaha was christened on 19 December 2015. The ship's sponsor was Omaha philanthropist Susie Buffett.[3]
Omaha was commissioned 3 February 2018.
She has been assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One[8]
References
- "Omaha". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- "Austal commemorates keel laying for USS Omaha (LCS 12)" (Press release). Austal USA. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- Liewer, Steve (22 December 2015). "Susie Buffett christens USS Omaha, the newest member of Navy's fleet". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- "USS Omaha will be commissioned in San Diego today". 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "Navy Names Five New Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 15 February 2012. 109-12. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- "Introducing... The USS Omaha". WOWT.com. WOWT NBC Omaha. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships (20 November 2015). "Future USS Omaha (LCS 12) Launches" (Press release). Navy News Service. NNS151120-25. Retrieved 10 December 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.
External links
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