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Littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS-17)

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Classification

Ship class:
Freedom-class littoral combat ship
Type:
Littoral combat ship

Basic information

Namesake:
Indianapolis is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. As of 2017, Indianapolis is the third most populous city in the American Midwest and 16th most populous in the U.S., with an estimated population of 863,002.
Operator:
United States NavyUnited States Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Marinette Marine
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active
MMSI number:
368926296

Ship measurements

Displacement:
3,500 t
Length:
115.3 m
Beam:
17.5 m
Draft:
4 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODAG
Propulsion:
  • 2 * Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (2 * 48000 hp / 36 MW)
  • 2 * Colt-Pielstick 16PA6B diesel engines (2 * 9100 hp / 6.8 MW)
  • 4 * Rolls-Royce Kamewa 153SII waterjets; 2 steerable
  • 4 * Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines
  • Hitzinger generator units 800 kW, each
Speed:
45 knots
Range:
3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)

Personnel

Complement:
125
Ship's company:
50
Mission crew:
75

Combat assets

Boats & landing craft:
  • 1 * 11 m RHIB
  • 1 * 12 m high-speed boats
Electronics:
  • EADS North America TRS-3D air and surface search radar
  • Lockheed Martin COMBATSS-21 combat management system
  • AN/SQR-20 Multi-Function Towed Array (as part of ASW mission module)
  • Argon ST WBR-2000 ESM system
  • Terma A/S SKWS decoy system
Armament:
  • 1 * BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun, 400 rounds in turret & two ready service magazines with 240 rounds each
  • 1 * Mk 49 launcher with 21 * RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Surface-to-Air Missiles
  • 4 * .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns / 2 * 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II guns (part of SUW module)
  • 24 * AGM-114L Hellfire missiles (planned part of SUW module)
Aircraft:
  • 1 * MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopter
  • 2 * MQ-8B Fire Scouts or 1 * MQ-8C Fire Scout

USS Indianapolis (LCS-17) will be a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. It will be the fourth ship in naval service named after Indianapolis, Indiana.

Marinette Marine is building the Indianapolis at its Marinette, Wisconsin shipyard.

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