Littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS-36)
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Ship measurements
Displacement:
3,104 t
Length:
127.4 m
Beam:
31.6 m
Draft:
4.27 m
Machine
Propulsion:
- 2 * MTU Friedrichshafen 20V 8000 Series diesel engines
- 2 * General Electric LM2500 gas turbines
- 2 * American VULKAN light weight multiple-section carbon fiber propulsion shaft lines
- 4 * Wärtsilä waterjets, retractable bow-mounted azimuth thruster
- 4 * diesel generators
Speed:
44 knots
Range:
4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Personnel
Complement:
75
Ship's company:
40
Mission crew:
35
Combat assets
Boats & landing craft:
- 2 * 7 metres (23 ft) long rigid-hulled inflatable boats
Electronics:
- SAAB Sea GIRAFFE 3D air and surface search radar
- Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E navigational radar
- AN/KAX-2 electro-optical sensor with TV and FLIR
- Northrop Grumman ICMS (Integrated Combat Management System)
- ITT Corporation ES-3601 ESM system
- 4 * SRBOC decoy launchers for chaff and infrared decoys
- BAE Systems NULKA active radar decoy system
Armament:
- 1 * BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun
- 4 * .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward)
- 1 * 11 cell Raytheon SeaRAM CIWS
- Other weapons as part of mission modules
Aircraft:
- 2 * MH-60R/S Seahawk
- MQ-8 Fire Scout
- Helipad
- Hangar
USS Kingsville (LCS-36) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She will be the first ship to be named for Kingsville, Texas, which is home to Naval Air Station Kingsville.
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