USS Little Rock (LCS-9)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Little Rock.

USS Little Rock underway on 16 February 2020
History
United States
NameLittle Rock
NamesakeLittle Rock
Awarded29 December 2010[1]
BuilderMarinette Marine[1]
Laid down27 June 2013[1]
Launched18 July 2015[3]
Sponsored byJanée L. Bonner[2]
Christened18 July 2015[2]
Acquired25 September 2017[4]
Commissioned16 December 2017
Decommissioned29 September 2023
HomeportMayport
Identification
MottoBack With A Vengeance[5]
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)
Beam57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Draft13.0 ft (4.0 m)
Installed power4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines with Hitzinger generator units rated at 800 kW each.
Propulsion2 Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW gas turbines, 2 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce waterjets
Speed45 knots (52 mph; 83 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
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck, hangar

USS Little Rock (LCS-9) was a Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS) of the United States Navy.[1][8] She is the second ship named after Little Rock, the capital city of Arkansas.[9]

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  2. ^ a b "Navy Announces Christening of Littoral Combat Ship Little Rock" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Lockheed Martin-Led Team Launches The Future USS Little Rock" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine deliver future USS Little Rock to U.S. Navy - Sep 25, 2017". Media - Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Littoral Warfare Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Littoral Combat Ship Class - LCS". America's Navy. US Navy. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  7. ^ "LCS Littoral Combat Ship". Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  8. ^ "Marinette Marine to build USS Little Rock". Fox News. 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship Little Rock" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2015.