USS Lafayette (FFG-65)

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Artist rendering of the final Constellation-class design
History
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NameLafayette
Namesake Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Awarded18 May 2023 [1]
Builder Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Identification Hull number: FFG-65
StatusOrdered
General characteristics
Class & type Constellation-class frigate
Displacement6,700  t (6,594 long tons; 7,385 short tons) full load
Length151.18 m (496.0 ft)
Beam19.81 m (65.0 ft)
Draft7.92 m (26.0 ft)
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 Lafayette (FFG-65) will be the fourth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate. [1] The fourth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name, she will be built by Marinette Marine, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, with an expected completion date somewhere in 2029. The frigate is named in honor of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French hero of the American Revolutionary War. Her name was announced on 29 June 2023 by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro when he visited Paris. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lafayette (FFG-65)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ↑ GE, The LM2500+G4 Engine
  3. ↑ https://news.timken.com/2020-10-21-Timkens-Philadelphia-Gear-to-Supply-Critical-Components-for-U-S-Navy-Frigate-Program
  4. ↑ "SECNAV Names Future Constellation-Class Guided-Missile Frigate Lafayette" (Press release). United States Navy. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Mongilio, Heather (29 June 2023). "Navy Secretary Names Fourth Frigate After Revolutionary Hero Marquis de Lafayette". USNI News. United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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