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]

For other ships with the same name, see USS Omaha.
Omaha at its commissioning ceremony
History
United States
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
Identification:
Motto: Fortiter in re, "Courageously in Every Enterprise"
Status: In active service
Badge:
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
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
  • 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament:
  • BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun
  • 4× .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward)
  • Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher
  • Mission modules
Aircraft carried:
  • 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks
  • MQ-8 Fire Scout

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
  1. "Omaha". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. "Austal commemorates keel laying for USS Omaha (LCS 12)" (Press release). Austal USA. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. Liewer, Steve (22 December 2015). "Susie Buffett christens USS Omaha, the newest member of Navy's fleet". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. "USS Omaha will be commissioned in San Diego today". 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. "Navy Names Five New Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 15 February 2012. 109-12. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  6. "Introducing... The USS Omaha". WOWT.com. WOWT NBC Omaha. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  7. 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.
  8. "LCS Squadron 1". public.navy.mil. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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