USS Manchester (LCS-14)

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

USS Manchester on 5 December 2017
History
United States
NameManchester
NamesakeManchester
Awarded29 December 2010[4]
BuilderAustal USA[4]
Laid down29 June 2015[5]
Launched12 May 2016[1]
Sponsored byJeanne Shaheen[5]
Christened7 May 2016[6]
Acquired28 February 2018[2]
Commissioned26 May 2018[3]
HomeportSan Diego
Motto
  • Labor Vincit
  • (Work Wins)
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
Complement53 core crew (11 officers, 42 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 Manchester (LCS-14) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship in the United States Navy. She is the second ship to be named for Manchester, New Hampshire.[7][8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Launched was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Manchester (LCS 14)" (Press release). United States Navy. 1 March 2018. NNS180301-18. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "USS Manchester Commissioned as Navy's Newest Surface Combatant" (Press release). United States Navy. 30 May 2018. NNS180530-09. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Manchester (LCS 14)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Keel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Christened was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Secretary of the Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Navy decides to name new combat ship after the city of Manchester, NH". This Week in Raymond. Retrieved 18 May 2015.