USS Montgomery (LCS-8)

USS Montgomery underway in May 2020
History
United States
NameMontgomery
NamesakeMontgomery
Awarded29 December 2010
BuilderAustal USA
Laid down25 June 2013
Launched6 August 2014
Sponsored byMary Blackshear Sessions
Christened8 November 2014
Acquired23 June 2016
Commissioned10 September 2016
HomeportSan Diego
Identification
Motto
  • Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere
  • (We Dare Defend Our Rights)
StatusActive
Badge
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, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range4,300 nmi (7,964 km; 4,948 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 Montgomery (LCS-8) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the fourth ship to be named for Montgomery, the capital of Alabama.

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