Fleet-class unmanned surface vessel

A Fleet-class vessel in 2011
Class overview
Builders	Textron
Operators	United States Navy
Cost	$5-6 million[1]
Built	2008-present
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Class and type	Fleet
Type	Unmanned surface vehicle
Displacement	7.7 tonnes (8.5 short tons)
Length	39 ft (12 m)
Beam	11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Speed	35 kn (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Range	1,200 nmi (1,400 mi; 2,200 km)
Endurance	24 hours
Capacity	5,000 lb (2,300 kg) (4,300 lb (2,000 kg) towing capacity)

Unmanned surface vehicle
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The Fleet-class unmanned surface vessel, also called the Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) and later the Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV),^[2] is an unmanned surface vessel designed for the United States Navy to be deployed from Freedom and Independence-class littoral combat ships^[3] and intended to conduct mine and anti-submarine warfare missions. As of 2012^[update] four units of the class have been built; the first was delivered to the U.S. Navy in 2008.