USS Wichita (LCS-13)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Wichita.
USS Wichita underway on 9 April 2021
History
United States
NameWichita
NamesakeWichita
Awarded4 March 2013[3]
BuilderMarinette Marine[3]
Laid down9 February 2015[3][4]
Launched17 September 2016
Sponsored byKate Lehrer
Christened17 September 2016
Acquired22 August 2018[1]
Commissioned12 January 2019[2]
HomeportMayport
Identification
MottoKeeper of the Seas
StatusActive
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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)
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)[5]
Endurance21 days (336 hours)
Boats & landing
craft carried		11 m RHIB, 40 ft (12 m) high-speed boats
Complement131 Core Crew (Training Ship)
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesFlight Deck, Hangar Bay
NotesElectrical power is provided by 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines with Hitzinger generator units rated at 800 kW each.

USS Wichita (LCS-13) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy,[3] the third ship named after Wichita, the largest city in Kansas.[9]

  1. ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Sioux City and USS Wichita" (Press release). United States Navy. 23 August 2018. NNS180823-09. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Hundreds attend commissioning of USS Wichita at Naval Station Mayport". 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Wichita (LCS-13)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Keel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "LCS Littoral Combat Ship". Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS". America's Navy. US Navy. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  7. ^ Mk-46 GWS Archived 2 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Seaforces.org
  8. ^ Navy Orders Six More General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ship MK46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon Systems Archived 2 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Guns.com, 21 March 2013
  9. ^ "Secretary of the Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.