USS Savannah (LCS-28)

USS Savannah (LCS-28) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][3] She will be the sixth ship to be named Savannah.[3]

For other ships with the same name, see USS Savannah.

Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States of America
Name: Savannah
Namesake: Savannah, Georgia
Awarded: 23 June 2017[1]
Builder: Austal USA[1]
Laid down: 20 September 2019[2]
Sponsored by: Dianne Isakson
Status: Under construction
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 (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 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

Savannah is currently being built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[4]

References
  1. "Savannah (LCS-28)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. "Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Savannah (LCS 28)" (Press release). United States Navy. 20 September 2019. NNS190920-08. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 13 February 2018. NNS180213-13. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. "Littoral Combat Ship Charleston (LCS 18) Completes Acceptance Trails" (Press release). Austal USA. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018. ...construction on Savannah (LCS 28) commenced mid-July.
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