USS St. Louis (LCS-19)
USS St. Louis during her commissioning ceremony on 8 August 2020 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | St. Louis |
| Namesake | St. Louis |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010 |
| Builder | Marinette Marine |
| Laid down | 17 May 2017 |
| Launched | 15 December 2018 |
| Sponsored by | Barbara Broadhurst Taylor |
| Christened | 15 December 2018 |
| Acquired | 6 February 2020 |
| Commissioned | 8 August 2020 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Gateway to Freedom |
| Status | Active |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
| Displacement | 3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) full load |
| Length | 378.3 ft (115.3 m) |
| Beam | 57.4 ft (17.5 m) |
| Draft | 13.0 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW gas turbines, 2 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce waterjets |
| Speed | 45 knots (52 mph; 83 km/h) (sea state 3) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) |
| Endurance | 21 days (336 hours) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 11 m RHIB, 40 ft (12 m) high-speed boats |
| Complement | 15 to 50 core crew, 75 mission crew (Blue and Gold crews) |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | |
| Aviation facilities | Flight Deck, Hangar Bay |
| Notes | Electrical power is provided by 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines with Hitzinger generator units rated at 800 kW each. |
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USS St. Louis (LCS-19) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the seventh ship in naval service named after St. Louis, Missouri.