Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Freedom-class_Littoral_Combat_Ship
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried gptkb:MH-60R/S_Seahawk_helicopter
gptkb:MQ-8_Fire_Scout_UAV
gptkbp:armament gptkb:57_mm_gun
gptkb:Rolling_Airframe_Missile
machine guns
gptkbp:beam 17.5 meters
gptkbp:builtYear Marinette Marine shipyard
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:Independence-class_Littoral_Combat_Ship
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 50 core crew
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:displacement about 3,500 tons
gptkbp:enteredService 2008
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USS_Freedom_(LCS-1)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship
gptkbp:hullMaterial monohull
gptkbp:hullNumbering odd-numbered LCS ships
gptkbp:length 118.6 meters
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:Fincantieri_Marinette_Marine
gptkbp:modularMissionPackages anti-submarine warfare
surface warfare
mine countermeasures
gptkbp:navyProgram gptkb:Littoral_Combat_Ship_program
gptkbp:notableEvent USS Freedom deployed to Singapore in 2013
gptkbp:notableFeature high speed
stealth design
shallow draft
modular mission packages
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Detroit_(LCS-7)
gptkb:USS_Billings_(LCS-15)
gptkb:USS_Cooperstown_(LCS-23)
gptkb:USS_Indianapolis_(LCS-17)
gptkb:USS_Little_Rock_(LCS-9)
gptkb:USS_Minneapolis-Saint_Paul_(LCS-21)
gptkb:USS_Sioux_City_(LCS-11)
gptkb:USS_St._Louis_(LCS-19)
gptkb:USS_Wichita_(LCS-13)
gptkb:USS_Fort_Worth_(LCS-3)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 11
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:primaryMission open-ocean operations
operations in littoral (near-shore) zones
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Combined_diesel_and_gas_(CODAG)
gptkbp:role littoral combat
gptkbp:speed over 40 knots
gptkbp:status being phased out
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Littoral_Combat_Ship_Squadron_2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7