USS Detroit (LCS-7)

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

USS Detroit on 30 April 2018
History
United States
NameDetroit
NamesakeDetroit
Awarded17 March 2011[1]
BuilderMarinette Marine[1]
Laid down8 November 2012[2]
Launched18 October 2014[3]
Sponsored byMrs. Barbara Levin
Christened18 October 2014
Acquired12 August 2016[4]
Commissioned22 October 2016[5]
Decommissioned29 September 2023
HomeportNaval Station Mayport[1]
Identification
MottoSwift Vigilance
StatusStricken, Final Disposition Pending[1]
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeFreedom-class littoral combat ship
Displacement3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) full load[6]
Length378.3 ft (115.3 m)[1]
Beam57.4 ft (17.5 m)[1]
Draft13.0 ft (3.7 m)[1]
Propulsion2 Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW gas turbines, 2 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce waterjets
Speed40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h) (sea state 3)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)[7]
Endurance21 days (336 hours)
Boats & landing
craft carried		11 m RHIB, 40 ft (12 m) high-speed boats
Complement15 to 50 core crew, 75 mission crew (Blue and Gold crews)
Armament
Aircraft carried
NotesElectrical power is provided by 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines with Hitzinger generator units rated at 800 kW each.

USS Detroit (LCS-7) was the fourth Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[8] She is the sixth ship to be named after the city of Detroit, Michigan.[1][9]

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  2. ^ "Nation's Seventh Littoral Combat Ship Takes Shape as Lockheed Martin Team Lays The Keel" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Lockheed Martin-Led Team Launches Future USS Detroit" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Detroit (LCS 7)" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 August 2016. NNS160815-23. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ^ "USS Detroit Commissioned in Namesake City" (Press release). United States Navy. 24 October 2016. NNS161024-01. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Littoral Combat Ship Class (LCS)". America's Navy. U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  7. ^ "LCS Littoral Combat Ship". Program Executive Office, Ships. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  8. ^ "Marinette Marine receives $376M Navy contract". Milwaukee Business Journal. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Announcement of LCS 5 and LCS 7 Names" (PDF). United States Navy. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2015.