USS Milwaukee (LCS-5)

USS Milwaukee on 8 June 2016
History
United States
NameMilwaukee
NamesakeMilwaukee
Awarded29 December 2010
BuilderMarinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down27 October 2011
Launched18 December 2013
Sponsored bySylvia M. Panetta
Christened18 December 2013
Acquired16 October 2015
Commissioned21 November 2015
Decommissioned8 September 2023
HomeportMayport
Identification
MottoStrength - Freedom
StatusStricken, Final Disposition Pending
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeFreedom-class littoral combat ship
Displacement3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) full load
Length378.3 ft (115.3 m)
Beam
  • 43 ft (13 m) wl
  • 57.4 ft (17.5 m) (extreme)
Draft
  • 13 ft (4.0 m) (navigational)
  • 14 ft (4.3 m) (draft limit)
Installed power
Propulsion4 × Rolls-Royce waterjets
Speed45 knots (52 mph; 83 km/h) (sea state 3)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Endurance21 days (336 hours)
Boats & landing
craft carried
11 m RHIB, 40 ft (12 m) high-speed boats
Complement50 core crew, 75 with mission crew (Crews rotate through hulls)
Sensors &
processing systems
  • EADS TRS-3D C-band radar
  • X-Band Navigational Radar
  • S-Band Navigational Radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • WBR 2000
  • Super RBOCs
  • Nulka decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried
NotesElectrical power is provided by 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines with Hitzinger generator units rated at 800 kW each.

USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) was a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She was the fifth ship to be named for the city of Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin.