USS Jackson (LCS-6)
_moors_at_Naval_Station_Guantanamo_Bay_on_4_September_2016.JPG) The USS Jackson at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in September 2016 |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Keel laying | October 18, 2012 |
| Launch | December 14, 2013 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
2790 tons fully loaded |
| length |
127.2 meters |
| width |
30.4 meters |
| Draft |
4.5 meters |
| crew |
15 to 50 permanent crew, 75 on duty |
| drive |
CODAG drive : two LM2500 gas turbines, two diesels |
| speed |
45+ knots |
| Armament | |
USS Jackson (LCS 6) is a Littoral Combat Ship of the United States Navy and belongs Independence class at. She is the first ship in the US Navy to be named after Jackson , the capital of Mississippi .
history
On August 1, 2011, construction of the individual modules for the coastal combat ship began at Austal's Modular Manufacturing Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. The keel-laying at the shipyard took place on October 18, 2012. The ship was christened in October 2011.
Web links
Commons : USS Jackson - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ NAVSEA Newswire: Construction begins on future USS Jackson (LCS 6) | Archive link ( Memento from November 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Naval Vessel Register | Archive link ( Memento from January 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Shipbuilding Tribune : [1] (press release)