USS Manchester (LCS-14)
For other ships with the same name, see USS Manchester.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | Manchester |
| Namesake: | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Awarded: | 29 December 2010[1] |
| Builder: | Austal USA[1] |
| Laid down: | 29 June 2015[2] |
| Launched: | 12 May 2016[3] |
| Sponsored by: | Jeanne Shaheen[2] |
| Christened: | 7 May 2016[4] |
| Status: | Under construction |
| 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 (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 |
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USS Manchester (LCS-14) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1] She will be the second ship to be named for Manchester, New Hampshire.[5][6]
The ship's keel was laid on 29 June 2015, at Mobile, Alabama.[2] The initials of New Hampshire senator Jeanne Shaheen, the ship's sponsor, were welded into the hull of Manchester during the traditional keel laying ceremony. Manchester was christened on 7 May 2016 and launched on 12 May 2016.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Manchester (LCS 14)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Austal hosts keel laying for new Littoral Combat Ship Manchester (LCS 14)" (Press release). Austal USA. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Austal launches USS Manchester (LCS 14) at Alabama shipyard". Alabama Department of Commerce. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- 1 2 "USS Manchester Christened in Alabama". Military.com. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ↑ "Secretary of the Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Navy decides to name new combat ship after the city of Manchester, NH". This Week in Raymond. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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