USS Kansas City (LCS-22)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Kansas City.

USS Kansas City in San Diego on 24 May 2020
History
United States
Name	Kansas City
Namesake	Kansas City
Awarded	29 December 2010 [1]
Builder	Austal USA [1]
Laid down	15 November 2017 [1]
Launched	19 October 2018 [2]
Sponsored by	Tracy Davidson [3]
Christened	22 September 2018 [4]
Acquired	12 February 2020 [5]
Commissioned	20 June 2020 [6]
Homeport	San Diego
Identification	MMSI number: 368872000 Hull number: LCS-22
Motto	United We Stand, Divided We Fall
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class & 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	41 core crew (9 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew
Sensors & 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

USS Kansas City (LCS-22) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the third ship to be named for Kansas City, the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. ^[7]

Design

In 2002, the United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships. ^[8] The Navy initially ordered two trimaran hulled ships from General Dynamics, which became known as the Independence-class littoral combat ship after the first ship of the class, USS Independence. ^[8] Even-numbered U.S. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional monohull Freedom-class littoral combat ship. ^[8] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design. ^[8] On 29 December 2010, the Navy announced that it was awarding Austal USA a contract to build ten additional Independence-class littoral combat ships. ^{[9] [10]}

Construction and career

Kansas City was built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA. The ship was christened on 22 September 2018 in Mobile, Alabama, ^[4] and sponsored by Tracy Davidson, wife of Admiral Philip S. Davidson. ^[3] She was launched 19 October 2018 into the Mobile River. ^[2]

Kansas City was commissioned on 20 June 2020 ^[6] and she has been assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One. ^[11]

References

1. "Kansas City (LCS-22)". Naval Vessel Register . Retrieved 25 July 2016.
2. "USS Kansas City released into Mobile River". kshb.com. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
3. "USS Kansas City named by Navy official who threw a first pitch at The K. Coincidence?". kansascity.com. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
4. "Austal USA Celebrates the Christening of Kansas City (LCS 22)" (Press release). Austal USA. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
5. "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Kansas City (LCS 22)" (Press release). United States Navy. 13 February 2020. NNS200213-01. Retrieved 13 February 2020.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "Littoral Combat Ship USS Kansas City Joins Fleet" (Press release). United States Navy. 20 June 2020. NNS200620-01. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
7. "Secretary of the Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 20 July 2015. NR-288-15. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
8. "US Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS". US Navy. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
9. Special from Navy Office of Information (29 December 2010). "Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced" (Press release). Navy News Service. NNS101229-09. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
10. Osborn, Kris (27 June 2014). "Navy Engineers LCS Changes". www.dodbuzz.com. Monster. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
11. "LCS Squadron 1". public.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

•  This article incorporates public domain material from Kansas City (LCS-22) at the Naval Vessel Register .