USS Augusta (LCS-34)

USS Augusta being launched at Austal Shipyards.
History
United States
NameAugusta
NamesakeAugusta
Awarded18 September 2018
BuilderAustal USA
Laid down30 July 2021
Launched23 May 2022
Sponsored byLeigh Ingalls Saufley
Christened17 December 2022
Acquired12 May 2023
Commissioned30 September 2023
HomeportNaval Base San Diego
IdentificationHull number: LCS-34
MottoProtecting the Frontier
StatusIn active service
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General characteristics
Class & 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 &
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 Augusta (LCS-34) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the second ship to be named for Augusta, Maine.

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