USS Independence LCS2 US Navy

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USS Independence (LCS-2) is the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the concept of independence. • Subscribe Now - ⚔️ https://goo.gl/pY8ZSL ⚔️ • ------------------------------------------------------ • USS Independence (#LCS2) is the lead ship of the Independence-class littoral combat ship. The design was produced by the General Dynamics consortium for the #Navy LCS program, and competes with the Lockheed Martin designed Freedom variant. • Name: USS Independence • Awarded: 14 October 2005 • Builder: Austal USA • Laid down: 19 January 2006 • Launched: 26 April 2008 • Christened: 4 October 2008 • Commissioned: 16 January 2010 • Homeport: San Diego • Identification: LCS-2 • Status: in active service • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS • Class and 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× MTU Friedrichshafen 20V 8000 Series diesel engines, 2× General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2× American VULKAN light weight multiple-section carbon fiber propulsion shaftlines, 4× Wärtsilä waterjets, retractable bow-mounted azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators • Speed: 44 knots (51 mph; 81 km/h) • Range: 4,300 nm at 18 knots • Capacity: 210 t (210 long tons; 230 short tons) • Complement: • 43 core crew (11 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew • Sensors and processing systems: • SAAB Sea GIRAFFE 3D air and surface search radar • Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E navigational radar • AN/KAX-2 electro-optical sensor with TV and FLIR • Northrop Grumman ICMS (Integrated Combat Management System) • Electronic warfare and decoys: • ITT Corporation ES-3601 ESM system • 4× SRBOC decoy launchers for chaff and infrared decoys • BAE Systems NULKA active radar decoy system • Armament: • AGM-114L Hellfire missiles • 1× BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun • 4× .50-cal guns (2 aft, 2 forward) • 1× Raytheon SeaRAM CIWS • Other weapons as part of mission modules • Aircraft carried: • 2× MH-60R/S Seahawk • MQ-8 Fire Scout • ------------------------------------------------------ • We are sure, that all the fans of #MilitaryWeapons will find here something related to their interests. • ⚔️ https://goo.gl/pY8ZSL ⚔️ • Remember that these are not toys :) • ------------------------------------------------------ • Our Social Media: • Facebook - https://goo.gl/4qiHyZ • Taringa - https://goo.gl/jwrjpZ • ------------------------------------------------------ • Navy || Military Weapons • https://goo.gl/QanWkt • ------------------------------------------------------ • Music Info: • Everet Almond - Ice Crystals

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