USS Milwaukee (LCS-5)
USS Milwaukee on 8 June 2016 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Milwaukee |
| Namesake | Milwaukee |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010 |
| Builder | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down | 27 October 2011 |
| Launched | 18 December 2013 |
| Sponsored by | Sylvia M. Panetta |
| Christened | 18 December 2013 |
| Acquired | 16 October 2015 |
| Commissioned | 21 November 2015 |
| Decommissioned | 8 September 2023 |
| Homeport | Mayport |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Strength - Freedom |
| Status | Stricken, Final Disposition Pending |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
| Displacement | 3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) full load |
| Length | 378.3 ft (115.3 m) |
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| Propulsion | 4 × Rolls-Royce waterjets |
| Speed | 45 knots (52 mph; 83 km/h) (sea state 3) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) |
| Endurance | 21 days (336 hours) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 11 m RHIB, 40 ft (12 m) high-speed boats |
| Complement | 50 core crew, 75 with mission crew (Crews rotate through hulls) |
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| Notes | Electrical 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.