USS Chesapeake (FFG-64)

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U.S. Navy guided-missile frigate FFG(X) artist rendering, 30 April 2020 (200430-N-NO101-150).JPG
Artist rendering of the final Constellation-class design
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameChesapeake
Namesake USS Chesapeake
Awarded16 May 2022 [1]
Builder Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Sponsored byBarbara Strasser
Identification Hull number: FFG-64
StatusOrdered
General characteristics
Class & type Constellation-class frigate
Displacement7,400 short tons (6,700  t)
Length496 ft (151.18 m)
Beam65 ft (19.81 m)
Draft26 ft (7.92 m)
Propulsion
  • CODLAG
  • 1 × General Electric LM2500+G4 gas turbine [2]
  • driving a Philadelphia Gear Gearbox system [3]
  • 2 × electric propulsion motors: INDAR 2 x 3.4 MW
  • 4 × ship service diesel generators Rolls-Royce MTU 20V 4000 M53B engine 3000 kW for a total output of 12 MW electrical ship power
  • 2 x fixed-pitch propellers
  • 1 × auxiliary propulsion unit Thrustmasters of Texas Hydrologic Retractable Thruster
Speedin excess of 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range6,000  nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) (electric drive)
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats
Capacity200 accommodations
Complement140 crew
Sensors &
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried

USS Chesapeake (FFG-64) will be the third Constellation-class guided-missile frigate. [1] The sixth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name, [4] she will be built by Marinette Marine, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, with an expected completion date of August 2028. [5] She is named in honor of the first USS Chesapeake, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy. [4] The ship will be sponsored by Barbara Strasser, the wife of Rear Admiral Joseph C. Strasser. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chesapeake (FFG-64)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. GE, The LM2500+G4 Engine
  3. "Timken's Philadelphia Gear to Supply Critical Components for U.S. Navy Frigate Program".
  4. 1 2 3 "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. "US Navy commissions third Constellation-class frigate". Shephard Media. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.