Savannah on 9 February 2022
History
United States
NameSavannah
NamesakeSavannah
Awarded23 June 2017[3]
BuilderAustal USA[3]
Laid down20 September 2019[4]
Launched3 September 2020
Sponsored byDianne Isakson
Christened29 August 2020[6]
Acquired25 June 2021[1]
Commissioned5 February 2022[2]
HomeportSan Diego
IdentificationHull number: LCS-28
MottoNot for Self, but for Others[5]
StatusActive
BadgeUSS Savannah Coat of Arms
General characteristics
Class and typeIndependence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity210 tonnes
Complement40 core crew (8 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Sea Giraffe 3D Surface/Air RADAR
  • Bridgemaster-E Navigational RADAR
  • AN/KAX-2 EO/IR sensor for GFC
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • EDO ES-3601 ESM
  • 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried2× MH-60R/S Seahawks

USS Savannah (LCS-28) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[3][7] She is the sixth ship to be named Savannah.[7]

Design

In 2002, the United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[8] The Navy initially ordered two trimaran hulled ships from General Dynamics, which became known as the Independence-class littoral combat ship after the first ship of the class, USS Independence.[8] Even-numbered US Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional monohull Freedom-class littoral combat ship.[8] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design.[8] On 29 December 2010, the Navy announced that it was awarding Austal USA a contract to build ten additional Independence-class littoral combat ships.[9][10]

Construction and career

Savannah was built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[11] Austal delivered Savannah to the Navy, in Mobile on 28 June 2021.[12] Savannah was commissioned on 5 February 2022 in Brunswick, Georgia[2] before sailing to her new home port in San Diego, California.[2][13]

References

  1. ^ "Austal USA delivers the future USS Savannah (LCS 28) to the U.S. Navy" (Press release). Austal USA. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28)" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Savannah (LCS-28)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Savannah (LCS 28)" (Press release). United States Navy. 20 September 2019. NNS190920-08. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. ^ "USS Savannah (LCS 28)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. ^ "The Future USS Savannah (LCS 28) is Christened at Austal USA" (Press release). Austal USA. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 13 February 2018. NNS180213-13. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d "US Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS". US Navy. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ^ Special from Navy Office of Information (29 December 2010). "Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced" (Press release). Navy News Service. NNS101229-09. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  10. ^ Osborn, Kris (27 June 2014). "Navy Engineers LCS Changes". www.dodbuzz.com. Monster. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Littoral Combat Ship Charleston (LCS 18) Completes Acceptance Trails" (Press release). Austal USA. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018. ...construction on Savannah (LCS 28) commenced mid-July.
  12. ^ White, Ryan (30 June 2021). "Littoral combat ship USS Savannah delivered to U.S. Navy - Naval Post". Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  13. ^ Burkhart, Richard. "Newly commissioned by the U.S. Navy, USS Savannah sails out of Port of Brunswick for San Diego". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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