USS Tulsa (LCS-16)
USS Tulsa on 8 March 2018 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Tulsa |
| Namesake | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010 |
| Builder | Austal USA |
| Laid down | 11 January 2016 |
| Launched | 16 March 2017 |
| Sponsored by | Kathy Taylor |
| Christened | 11 February 2017 |
| Acquired | 30 April 2018 |
| Commissioned | 16 February 2019 |
| Homeport | San Diego |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Tough, Able, Ready |
| 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 |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks |
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USS Tulsa (LCS-16) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the third ship to be named for Tulsa, second-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.