USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32)

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USS Santa Barbara, January 2023
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameSanta Barbara
Namesake Santa Barbara
Awarded18 September 2018 [1]
Laid down27 October 2020 [2]
Launched13 November 2021
Sponsored byLolita Zinke
Christened16 October 2021 [3]
Acquired21 July 2022 [4]
Commissioned1 April 2023 [5]
Identification Hull number: LCS-32
MottoResilient and Determined [6]
Statusin active service
Badge USS Santa Barbara-LCS32-CoA.png
General characteristics
Class and type Independence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion2× General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity210 tonnes
Complement40 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
Aircraft carried2× MH-60R/S Seahawks

USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. [1] [7] She is the 32nd ship of the type, and 16th of the class, which is inter-numbered with the Freedom-class littoral combat ships. With 35 LCSs now active or planned, the type is the Navy's second largest number of surface warfare ships in production, next only to its guided missile destroyers. [4] She is the third US Navy ship to be named for the city of Santa Barbara, California. [7]

Design and construction

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 after the lead ship of the class, USS Independence. [8] Even-numbered US 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. [8] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design. [8]

Santa Barbara was built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA. [7] Her keel was laid down on 27 October 2020, she was christened on 16 October 2021 and launched on 13 November 2021. [9] [1] Following the completion of sea trials on 3 June 2022, the ship was accepted by the Navy on 21 July 2022. She was commissioned in a ceremony at Port Hueneme, California on 1 April 2023. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Santa Barbara (LCS-32)". Naval Vessel Register . Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Santa Barbara" (Press release). Naval Sea Systems Command. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ship sponsor Lolita Zinke christens the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32)" (Press release). Austal USA. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Delivered to the Navy" (Press release). Naval Sea Systems Command. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. 1 2 "USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Commissions in Namesake State" (Press release). United States Navy. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Santa Barbara (LCS 32)". The Institute of Heraldry. United States Army. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Secretary of the Navy Names Newest Independence Variant Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). United States Navy. 9 October 2018. NNS181009-28. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "US Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS". United States Navy. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Bahtić, Fatima (18 October 2021). "US Navy christens newest littoral combat ship". Naval Today. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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