USS Pierre (LCS-38)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Pierre |
| Namesake | Pierre |
| Awarded | 17 December 2018[1] |
| Builder | Austal USA |
| Laid down | 16 June 2023[2] |
| Launched | 5 August 2024[3] |
| Sponsored by | Larissa Thune Hargens |
| Christened | 18 May 2024[4] |
| Identification | Hull number: LCS-38 |
| Status | Under construction |
| Badge |  |
| 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 (87 km/h; 54 mph) 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 & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks |
USS Pierre (LCS-38) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][5] She will be the second ship to be named for Pierre, South Dakota, the first being USS Pierre (PC-1141), a PC-461-class submarine chaser from World War II.[5]
Design and construction
In 2002, the United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[6] 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.[6] 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 littoral combat ship.[6] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design.[6] On 29 December 2010, the Navy announced that it was awarding Austal USA a contract to build ten additional Independence-class littoral combat ships.[7][8]
Pierre is being built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Pierre (LCS-38)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Austal USA celebrates keel laying for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) - the final Independence LCS" (Press release). Austal USA. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Austal USA Launches Final Littoral Combat Ship - Future USS Pierre (LCS 38)" (Press release). Austal USA. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Austal USA Christens 19th LCS - Future USS Pierre (LCS 38)" (Press release). Austal USA. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Secretary of the Navy Names Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship After South Dakota's Capital" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 February 2019. NNS190205-08. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
This article incorporates public domain material from Kingsville (LCS-36) at the Naval Vessel Register.