USS Pierre (LCS-38)
Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Pierre.
USS Pierre (LCS-38) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][3] 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.[3]
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Sister ship USS Independence | |
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United States | |
Name | Pierre |
Namesake | Pierre |
Awarded | 17 December 2018[1] |
Builder | Austal USA |
Laid down | 16 June 2023[2] |
Identification | Hull number: LCS-38 |
Status | Under construction |
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× 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 |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | |
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Aircraft carried | 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks |
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