USS Tulsa (LCS-16)

USS Tulsa (LCS-16) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the third ship to be named for Tulsa, second-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.[7][8]

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

USS Tulsa (LCS-16) at Naval Base San Diego in November 2018
History
United States
Name: Tulsa
Namesake: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Awarded: 29 December 2010[1]
Builder: Austal USA[1]
Laid down: 11 January 2016[1]
Launched: 16 March 2017[2]
Sponsored by: Kathy Taylor[3]
Christened: 11 February 2017[4]
Acquired: 30 April 2018[5]
Commissioned: 16 February 2019[6]
Homeport: San Diego, CA
Identification: MMSI number: 368926114
Motto: Tough, Able, Ready
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 (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

Tulsa was constructed by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.[9] A keel laying ceremony, which usually signifies the startìng of ship construction, was held at the Austal shipyards in Mobile on 11 January 2016, but because the ship was assembled from prefabricated modules, Tulsa was already 60 percent complete at the time. Kathy Taylor, former mayor of Tulsa, served as ship's sponsor.[3]

Tulsa during acceptance trials, 16 March 2018

Tulsa was christened on 11 February 2017,[4] launched on 16 March 2017,[2] and commissioned on 16 February 2019.[6] She has been assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One[10]

References
  1. "Tulsa (LCS-16)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. "USS Tulsa begins launch process in Mobile, Alabama". Tulsa World. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. Krehbiel, Randy (11 January 2016). "'Enthusiastic' local delegation takes part in keel laying ceremony for USS Tulsa". Tulsa World. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. "Navy Christens Future Tulsa" (Press release). United States Navy. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Tulsa (LCS 16)" (Press release). United States Navy. 30 April 2018. NNS180430-20. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. "USS Tulsa Commissioned as Navy's Newest Surface Combatant" (Press release). United States Navy. 17 February 2019. NNS190217-01. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  7. "Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 6 June 2013. 415-13. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  8. "Navy: New Combat Ship To Be Named USS Tulsa". News On 6. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  9. "Austal hosts keel laying for new Littoral Combat Ship Manchester (LCS 14)" (Press release). Austal USA. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015. Modules for the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16) and the future USS Charleston (LCS 18) are in the early phases of construction.
  10. "LCS Squadron 1". public.navy.mil. Retrieved 25 February 2018.


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