USS Savannah (LCS-28)
Littoral combat ship of the United States Navy
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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]
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Savannah on 9 February 2022 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Savannah |
| Namesake | Savannah |
| Awarded | 23 June 2017[1] |
| Builder | Austal USA[1] |
| Laid down | 20 September 2019[2] |
| Launched | 3 September 2020 |
| Sponsored by | Dianne Isakson |
| Christened | 29 August 2020[3] |
| Acquired | 25 June 2021[4] |
| Commissioned | 5 February 2022[5] |
| Home port | San Diego |
| Identification | Hull number: LCS-28 |
| Motto | Not for Self, but for Others[6] |
| Status | Active |
| Badge |  |
| 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 | 40 core crew (8 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 US 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
Savannah was built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[11] Austal delivered Savannah to the Navy, in Mobile on 28 June 2021.[12] Savannah was commissioned on 5 February 2022 in Brunswick, Georgia[5] before sailing to her new home port in San Diego, California.[5][13]
