USS Charleston (LCS-18)
USS Charleston on 18 July 2018 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Charleston |
| Namesake | Charleston |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010 |
| Builder | Austal USA |
| Laid down | 28 June 2016 |
| Launched | 14 September 2017 |
| Sponsored by | Bradley Byrne and Charlotte Riley |
| Christened | 26 August 2017 |
| Acquired | 31 August 2018 |
| Commissioned | 2 March 2019 |
| Homeport | San Diego |
| Identification |
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| Motto | While We Breathe, We Fight |
| Status | Active |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks |
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USS Charleston (LCS-18) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the sixth ship to be named for Charleston, the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina.