Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Littoral_Combat_Ship_(LCS)
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:57_mm_gun
gptkb:Rolling_Airframe_Missile_(RAM)
machine guns
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:Austal_USA
gptkbp:canBe in open ocean
in shallow waters
gptkbp:carries gptkb:MH-60R/S_Seahawk_helicopter
gptkb:MQ-8_Fire_Scout_UAV
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:USS_Freedom_(LCS-1)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew about 40-50 core crew
gptkbp:criticizedFor cost overruns
limited survivability
mechanical reliability issues
gptkbp:designedFor littoral (near-shore) operations
gptkbp:displacement about 3,000 metric tons
gptkbp:firstShipCommissionedDate 2008
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:monohull_(Freedom-class)
gptkb:trimaran_(Independence-class)
gptkbp:introducedIn 2008
gptkbp:length approximately 115 meters
gptkbp:mayInclude gptkb:Freedom-class
gptkb:Independence-class
gptkbp:modularMissionPackages yes
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:LCS
gptkbp:notableDeployment South China Sea patrols
anti-drug operations
counter-piracy operations
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Freedom_(LCS-1)
gptkb:USS_Independence_(LCS-2)
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 30
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:plannedReplacementBy gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:primaryUse anti-submarine warfare
surface warfare
mine countermeasures
gptkbp:propulsion combined diesel and gas turbine
gptkbp:speed over 40 knots
gptkbp:status active
some units decommissioned
gptkbp:stealthFeatures yes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:SeaRAM_CIWS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5