USS Canberra (LCS-30)

History
USS Canberra (LCS-30) on 19 April 2023
United States
Name	Canberra
Namesake	HMAS Canberra
Awarded	6 October 2017
Builder	Austal USA
Laid down	10 March 2020
Launched	30 March 2021
Sponsored by	Marise Payne
Christened	5 June 2021
Acquired	21 December 2021
Commissioned	22 July 2023
Homeport	San Diego
Identification	Hull number: LCS-30
Motto	Can Do!
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class & type	Independence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement	2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length	127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam	31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft	14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion	2× General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed	40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range	4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity	210 tonnes
Complement	40 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	BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun 4× .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward) Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher Mission modules
Aircraft carried	2× MH-60R/S Seahawks

USS Canberra (LCS-30) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the second US ship to be named Canberra, after the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra, named after the Australian capital and sunk during the Battle of Savo Island.