USS Montgomery (LCS-8)

	USS Montgomery underway in May 2020
History
United States
Name	Montgomery
Namesake	Montgomery
Awarded	29 December 2010
Builder	Austal USA
Laid down	25 June 2013
Launched	6 August 2014
Sponsored by	Mary Blackshear Sessions
Christened	8 November 2014
Acquired	23 June 2016
Commissioned	10 September 2016
Homeport	San Diego
Identification	MMSI number: 369970910; Hull number: LCS-8;
Motto	Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere; (We Dare Defend Our Rights);
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class and 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× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed	40+ knots, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range	4,300 nmi (7,964 km; 4,948 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
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	BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun; 4× .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward); Two 30 mm MK46 cannons for surface threat defense; Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher; Mission modules;
Aircraft carried	2× 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.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Montgomery (LCS 8)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference LCS8Christened was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference LCS8Commissioned was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Future USS Montgomery Launches and Marks Production Milestone" (Press release). Navy News Service. 6 August 2014. NNS140806-21. Retrieved 7 August 2014.

History
USS Montgomery underway in May 2020
United States
Name	Montgomery
Namesake	Montgomery
Awarded	29 December 2010^[1]
Builder	Austal USA^[1]
Laid down	25 June 2013^[1]
Launched	6 August 2014^[1]
Sponsored by	Mary Blackshear Sessions^[2]
Christened	8 November 2014^[2]
Acquired	23 June 2016^[1]
Commissioned	10 September 2016^[3]
Homeport	San Diego^[1]
Identification	MMSI number: 369970910 Hull number: LCS-8
Motto	Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere (We Dare Defend Our Rights)
Status	Active^[3]
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Independence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement	2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight^[1]
Length	127.4 m (418 ft)^[1]
Beam	31.6 m (104 ft)^[1]
Draft	14 ft (4.27 m)^[1]
Propulsion	2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed	40+ knots, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range	4,300 nmi (7,964 km; 4,948 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
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	BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun 4× .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward) Two 30 mm MK46 cannons for surface threat defense Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher Mission modules
Aircraft carried	2× MH-60R/S Seahawks