USS Omaha (LCS-12)

USS Omaha underway on 8 August 2021
History
United States
NameOmaha
NamesakeOmaha
Awarded29 December 2010
BuilderAustal USA[2]
Laid down18 February 2015[2][3]
Launched20 November 2015[2]
Sponsored bySusan Alice Buffett[1]
Christened19 December 2015[1]
Acquired15 September 2017[2]
Commissioned3 February 2018
HomeportSan Diego
Identification
Motto
  • Fortiter In Re
  • (Resolute In Deed)
StatusActive
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeIndependence-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
Length127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft4.3 m (14 ft)
Propulsion2 × 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
Range4,300 nmi (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity210 t (210 long tons; 230 short tons)
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 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.

  1. ^ a b Liewer, Steve (22 December 2015). "Susie Buffett christens USS Omaha, the newest member of Navy's fleet". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference NVR Omaha was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Omaha Keel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).