USS Cincinnati (LCS-20)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Cincinnati.

USS Cincinnati in the Gulf of Mexico on 10 February 2019
History
United States
NameCincinnati
NamesakeCincinnati
Awarded29 December 2010[1]
BuilderAustal USA[1]
Laid down10 April 2017[2]
Launched22 May 2018
Sponsored byPenny Pritzker
Christened6 May 2018[3]
Acquired21 June 2019[4]
Commissioned5 October 2019[5]
HomeportSan Diego
Identification
MottoStrength in Unity
StatusActive
Badge
General characteristics
Class and 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 (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 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 and
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 Cincinnati (LCS-20) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1] She is the fifth ship to be named after Cincinnati, Ohio.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Cincinnati (LCS-20)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)" (Press release). United States Navy. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Austal hosts christening for LCS 20" (Press release). Austal. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)" (Press release). NAVSEA. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Navy Commissions Newest Littoral Combat Ship - USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)" (Press release). United States Navy. 8 October 2019. NNS191008-09. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Secretary of the Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.