USS Montgomery (LCS-8)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Montgomery.

History
Sister ship USS Independence
United States
Name:	Montgomery
Namesake:	City of Montgomery
Awarded:	17 March 2011
Builder:	Austal USA
Laid down:	25 June 2013
Launched:	6 August 2014
Sponsored by:	Mary Blackshear Sessions^[1]
Christened:	8 November 2014^[1]
Status:	Under construction
Badge:
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^[2]
Length:	127.4 m (418 ft)^[2]
Beam:	31.6 m (104 ft)^[2]
Draft:	14 ft (4.27 m)^[2]
Propulsion:	2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed:	40+ knots, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range:	4,300 nmi (7,964 km; 4,948 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 guns (2 aft, 2 forward) Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher Mission modules
Aircraft carried:	2× MH-60R/S Seahawks MQ-8 Fire Scout

USS Montgomery (LCS-8) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the second ship to be named for Montgomery, the capital of Alabama.^[3]

Montgomery was launched from Austal USA's shipyards in Mobile, Alabama on 6 August 2014.^[4] Montgomery was christened on 8 November 2014.^[1]

The ship is set to be commissioned on 10 September 2016 at Mobile, Alabama. The commanding officer will be Commander Daniel G. Straub.

References

1 2 3 "USS Montgomery (LCS 8) Christened". Austal USA. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
1 2 3 4 "Montgomery (LCS 8)". Naval Vessel Register. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
↑ "Navy Names Littoral Combat Ships Jackson and Montgomery" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 25 March 2011. 243-11. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
↑ "Future USS Montgomery Launches and Marks Production Milestone". US Navy. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.

External links

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