USS Savannah (LCS-28)

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

Savannah on 9 February 2022
History
United States
NameSavannah
NamesakeSavannah
Awarded23 June 2017[1]
BuilderAustal USA[1]
Laid down20 September 2019[2]
Launched3 September 2020
Sponsored byDianne Isakson
Christened29 August 2020[3]
Acquired25 June 2021[4]
Commissioned5 February 2022[5]
HomeportSan Diego
IdentificationHull number: LCS-28
MottoNot for Self, but for Others[6]
StatusActive
BadgeUSS Savannah Coat of Arms
General characteristics
Class and typeIndependence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity210 tonnes
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 Savannah (LCS-28) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][7] She is the sixth ship to be named Savannah.[7]

  1. ^ a b c "Savannah (LCS-28)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Savannah (LCS 28)" (Press release). United States Navy. 20 September 2019. NNS190920-08. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. ^ "The Future USS Savannah (LCS 28) is Christened at Austal USA" (Press release). Austal USA. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Austal USA delivers the future USS Savannah (LCS 28) to the U.S. Navy" (Press release). Austal USA. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28)" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. ^ "USS Savannah (LCS 28)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 13 February 2018. NNS180213-13. Retrieved 15 February 2018.