Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States
NamePierre
NamesakePierre
Awarded17 December 2018[1]
BuilderAustal USA
Laid down16 June 2023[2]
IdentificationHull number: LCS-38
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and typeIndependence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (87 km/h; 54 mph) sprint
Range4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity210 tonnes
Complement40 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
Aircraft carried2× MH-60R/S Seahawks

USS Pierre (LCS-38) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][3] She will be the second ship to be named for Pierre, South Dakota, the first being USS Pierre (PC-1141), a PC-461-class submarine chaser from World War II.[3]

Design and construction

In 2002, the United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[4] The Navy initially ordered two trimaran hulled ships from General Dynamics, which became known as the Independence-class littoral combat ship after the first ship of the class, USS Independence.[4] Even-numbered US Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional monohull Freedom-class littoral combat ship.[4] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design.[4] On 29 December 2010, the Navy announced that it was awarding Austal USA a contract to build ten additional Independence-class littoral combat ships.[5][6]

Pierre is being built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA. Her was keel laid on 16 June 2023.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pierre (LCS-38)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Austal USA celebrates keel laying for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) - the final Independence LCS" (Press release). Austal USA. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Secretary of the Navy Names Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship After South Dakota's Capital" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 February 2019. NNS190205-08. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "US Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS". US Navy. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Special from Navy Office of Information (29 December 2010). "Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced" (Press release). Navy News Service. NNS101229-09. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Osborn, Kris (27 June 2014). "Navy Engineers LCS Changes". www.dodbuzz.com. Monster. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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