USS Omaha (LCS-12)

History
USS Omaha underway on 8 August 2021
United States
Name	Omaha
Namesake	Omaha
Awarded	29 December 2010
Builder	Austal USA
Laid down	18 February 2015
Launched	20 November 2015
Sponsored by	Susan Alice Buffett
Christened	19 December 2015
Acquired	15 September 2017
Commissioned	3 February 2018
Homeport	San Diego
Identification	MMSI number: 368926056 Callsign: NOMA Hull number: LCS-12
Motto	Fortiter In Re (Resolute In Deed)
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class & type	Independence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement	2,307 t (2,271 long tons) light 3,104 t (3,055 long tons) full 797 t (784 long tons) deadweight
Length	127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam	31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft	4.3 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	2 × gas turbines, 2 × diesel, 4 × waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4 × diesel generators
Speed	+40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph), 47 knots (87 km/h; 54 mph) sprint
Range	4,300 nmi (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity	210 t (210 long tons; 230 short tons)
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 (2.2 in) 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 Omaha (LCS-12) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the fourth ship to be named for Omaha, the largest city in Nebraska. The vessel's keel was laid down on 18 February 2015 at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama and launched on 20 November. The ship was commissioned at San Diego, California on 3 February 2018 and was assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One.