USS Kansas City (LCS-22)
Independence-class littoral combat ship
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USS Kansas City (LCS-22) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the third ship to be named for Kansas City.[7]
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USS Kansas City in San Diego on 24 May 2020 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Kansas City |
| Namesake | Greater Kansas City Area |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010[1] |
| Builder | Austal USA[1] |
| Laid down | 15 November 2017[1] |
| Launched | 19 October 2018[2] |
| Sponsored by | Tracy Davidson[3] |
| Christened | 22 September 2018[4] |
| Acquired | 12 February 2020[5] |
| Commissioned | 20 June 2020[6] |
| Home port | San Diego |
| Identification |
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| Motto | United We Stand, Divided We Fall |
| Status | Active |
| Badge | _Crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Independence-class littoral combat ship |
| Displacement | 2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight |
| Length | 127.4 m (418 ft) |
| Beam | 31.6 m (104 ft) |
| Draft | 14 ft (4.27 m) |
| Propulsion | 2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators |
| Speed | 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint |
| Range | 4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+ |
| Capacity | 210 tonnes |
| Complement | 41 core crew (9 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks |
Design
In 2002, the United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[8] The Navy initially ordered two trimaran hulled ships from General Dynamics, which became known as the Independence-class littoral combat ship after the first ship of the class, USS Independence.[8] Even-numbered U.S. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional monohull Freedom-class littoral combat ship.[8] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design.[8] On 29 December 2010, the Navy announced that it was awarding Austal USA a contract to build ten additional Independence-class littoral combat ships.[9][10]
Construction and career
Kansas City was built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA. The ship was christened on 22 September 2018 in Mobile, Alabama,[4] and sponsored by Tracy Davidson, wife of Admiral Philip S. Davidson.[3] She was launched 19 October 2018 into the Mobile River.[2]
Kansas City was commissioned on 20 June 2020[6] and she has been assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One.[11]
