USS INDEPENDENCE LCS 2 |
Keel Laid: January 19, 2006 Christened: October 4, 2008 Commissioned: January 16, 2010 Decommissioned: July 31, 2021 Builder: Austal USA, Mobile, AL. Propulsion system: 2 Gas Turbines, 2 Diesel Engines, 4 Steerable Waterjets, 1 Steerable Thruster Length, overall: 127.1 meters Beam: 30.4 meters Draft: 4.5 meters Displacement: 2800 tons Speed: 40+ knots Crew: 70 crew members Aviation: two MH-60R/S or one MH-60R/S and VTUAV's Armament: - 1 MK 110 Mod 0 57mm Gun system - 4 .50 Cal Machine guns |