USS CHARLESTON
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Keel Laid: June 28, 2016
Christened: August 26, 2017
Commissioned: March 2, 2019

Builder: Austal USA, Mobile, AL.
Propulsion system: 2 Gas Turbines, 2 Diesel Engines, 
4 Steerable Waterjets, 1 Steerable Thruster
Length, overall: 418 ft
Beam: 104 ft
Draft: 14 ft
Displacement: 2784 tons full
Speed: 40+ knots
Crew: 40 core crew members, 75 with detachments
Aviation: two MH-60R/S or one MH-60R/S and VTUAV's
Armament: 
 - 1 MK 110 Mod 0 57mm Gun system
 - 1 SeaRAM PDWS Launcher
 - 2 Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Launchers
 - 4 .50 Cal Machine guns 
 - Mission modules
Homeport: San Diego, CA.