Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Independence-class_Littoral_Combat_Ship

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Littoral combat ship class
gptkbp:aircraftFacilities	2 MH-60 Seahawk helicopters MQ-8 Fire Scout UAVs
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:57_mm_gun gptkb:Rolling_Airframe_Missile_launchers .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam	31.6 meters
gptkbp:contrastsWith	gptkb:Freedom-class_Littoral_Combat_Ship
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew	40 core crew
gptkbp:designedFor	littoral (near-shore) operations
gptkbp:displacement	about 3,100 tons
gptkbp:enteredService	2010
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched	gptkb:USS_Independence_(LCS-2)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship
gptkbp:hullMaterial	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:length	127.4 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Austal_USA gptkb:General_Dynamics
gptkbp:missionModuleCrew	up to 35 additional
gptkbp:missionModules	anti-submarine warfare surface warfare mine countermeasures
gptkbp:navalProgram	gptkb:Littoral_Combat_Ship_program
gptkbp:navalRegistry	LCS-2 and up (even numbers)
gptkbp:notableDeployment	gptkb:South_China_Sea gptkb:Pacific_Fleet gptkb:U.S._7th_Fleet
gptkbp:notableEvent	first trimaran warship in US Navy modular reconfigurable design
gptkbp:notableExercise	gptkb:RIMPAC gptkb:Foal_Eagle CARAT
gptkbp:notableFeature	aluminum hull modular mission packages
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:USS_Montgomery_(LCS-8) gptkb:USS_Gabrielle_Giffords_(LCS-10) gptkb:USS_Jackson_(LCS-6) gptkb:USS_Tulsa_(LCS-16)
gptkbp:numberBuilt	19
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:primaryMission	open ocean operations
gptkbp:primaryUse	littoral zone operations
gptkbp:propulsion	diesel and gas turbine engines
gptkbp:speed	over 40 knots
gptkbp:status	in active service some decommissioned
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Littoral_Combat_Ship_Squadron_2
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7