USS Tulsa (LCS-16)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Tulsa.
Sister ship USS Independence
Career
Name: Tulsa
Namesake: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Awarded: 6 June 2013
Builder: Austal USA
General characteristics
Class and 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, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range:4,300 nm at 20+ knots
Capacity:210 tonnes
Complement:40 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
and decoys:
  • EDO ES-3601 ESM
  • 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament:
  • BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun
  • 4× .50-cal guns (2 aft, 2 forward)
  • Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher
  • Mission modules
Aircraft carried:
  • 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks
  • MQ-8 Fire Scout

USS Tulsa (LCS-16) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She will be the third ship to be named for Tulsa, second-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.[1] The Tulsa will be built in Mobile, Alabama.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Navy: New Combat Ship To Be Named USS Tulsa". Newson6.com. June 6, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "USS Tulsa". Tulsa Today. June 13, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2015.