Freedom Class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:additionalCrew up to 75 with mission module personnel
gptkbp:armament gptkb:57_mm_gun
gptkb:Rolling_Airframe_Missile
machine guns
gptkbp:awardedContract 2004
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Fincantieri
gptkb:Marinette_Marine
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew about 50 core crew
gptkbp:decommissioningBegan 2021
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:displacement about 3,500 tons
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USS_Freedom_(LCS-1)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Freedom Class
gptkbp:hullDesign monohull
gptkbp:hullNumber odd-numbered LCS ships
gptkbp:introduced 2008
gptkbp:length about 118 meters
gptkbp:missionModules anti-submarine warfare
surface warfare
mine countermeasures
gptkbp:notableEvent USS Fort Worth deployed to Asia-Pacific
USS Freedom deployed to Singapore in 2013
mechanical reliability issues reported
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_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)
gptkb:USS_Marinette_(LCS-25)
gptkb:USS_Beloit_(LCS-29)
gptkbp:numberOfShips 10
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Littoral_Combat_Ship_program
gptkbp:primaryMission open-ocean operations
gptkbp:primaryUse littoral (near-shore) operations
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Combined_diesel_and_gas_(CODAG)
gptkbp:speed over 40 knots
gptkbp:status being phased out
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:type gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Caribbean_International
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6