USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32)
USS Santa Barbara, January 2023 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Santa Barbara |
| Namesake | Santa Barbara |
| Awarded | 18 September 2018 |
| Laid down | 27 October 2020 |
| Launched | 13 November 2021 |
| Sponsored by | Lolita Zinke |
| Christened | 16 October 2021 |
| Acquired | 21 July 2022 |
| Commissioned | 1 April 2023 |
| Identification | Hull number: LCS-32 |
| Motto | Resilient and Determined |
| 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 |
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| Aircraft carried | 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks |
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USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the 32nd ship of the type, and 16th of the class, which is inter-numbered with the Freedom-class littoral combat ships. With 35 LCSs now active or planned, the type is the Navy's second largest number of surface warfare ships in production, next only to its guided missile destroyers. She is the third US Navy ship to be named for the city of Santa Barbara, California.