USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32)

USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][2] She will be the third U.S. Navy ship to be named Santa Barbara.[2]

For other ships with the same name, see USS Santa Barbara.

Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States of America
Name: Santa Barbara
Namesake: Santa Barbara, California
Awarded: 18 September 2018[1]
Status: On order
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
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Sea Giraffe 3D Surface/Air RADAR
  • Bridgemaster-E Navigational RADAR
  • AN/KAX-2 EO/IR sensor for GFC
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • EDO ES-3601 ESM
  • 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament:
  • BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun
  • 4× .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward)
  • Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher
  • Mission modules
Aircraft carried:
  • 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks
  • MQ-8 Fire Scout

Santa Barbara will be built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[2]

References
  1. "Santa Barbara (LCS-32)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "Secretary of the Navy Names Newest Independence Variant Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 9 October 2018. NNS181009-28. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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