USS St. Louis (LCS-19)

USS St. Louis (LCS-19) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the seventh ship in naval service named after St. Louis, Missouri.[8]

USS St. Louis (LCS-19) at her commissioning ceremony
History
United States
Name:	St. Louis
Namesake:	St. Louis, MO
Awarded:	29 December 2010[1]
Builder:	Marinette Marine[1]
Laid down:	17 May 2017[2]
Launched:	15 December 2018[3]
Sponsored by:	Barbara Broadhurst Taylor
Christened:	15 December 2018[3]
Acquired:	6 February 2020[4]
Commissioned:	8 August 2020[5]
Identification:	MMSI number: 368926297
Motto:	Gateway to Freedom
Status:	In service
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type:	Freedom-class littoral combat ship
Displacement:	3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) full load[6]
Length:	378.3 ft (115.3 m)
Beam:	57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Draft:	13.0 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion:	2 Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW gas turbines, 2 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce waterjets
Speed:	45 knots (52 mph; 83 km/h) (sea state 3)
Range:	3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)[7]
Endurance:	21 days (336 hours)
Boats & landing craft carried:	11 m RHIB, 40 ft (12 m) high-speed boats
Complement:	15 to 50 core crew, 75 mission crew (Blue and Gold crews)
Armament:	BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles Honeywell Mk 50 Torpedo NETFIRES PAM missile in the ASuW module 2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns can be fitted with up to 4 Bushmaster 30mm guns
Aircraft carried:	2 MH-60R/S Seahawks MQ-8 Fire Scout
Aviation facilities:	Flight Deck, Hangar Bay
Notes:	Electrical power is provided by 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines with Hitzinger generator units rated at 800 kW each.

St. Louis was built in Marinette, Wisconsin by Marinette Marine.[9] The ship was christened and launched on 15 December 2018.[3] She was commissioned on 8 August 2020 and is assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two.

References

1. "St. Louis (LCS-19)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
2. "Lockheed Martin-Led Team Lays Keel on 19th Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
3. "Littoral Combat Ship 19 (St. Louis) Christened And Launched" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
4. "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS St. Louis (LCS 19)" (Press release). United States Navy. 7 February 2020. NNS200207-13. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
5. "U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS St. Louis Joins the Fleet" (Press release). United States Navy. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
6. "Littoral Combat Ship Class - LCS". America's Navy. US Navy. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
7. "Freedom Class LCS Littoral Combat Ship". Retrieved 18 June 2015.
8. "Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
9. "U.S. Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ships". U.S Navy. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

• 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.