by Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the
next Independence variant littoral combat ship will be named USS Kansas City
(LCS 22).
LCS 22 will be the second commissioned naval ship to bear
the name Kansas City. The first was a replenishment oiler (AOE 3) which served
a 25-year career and included service during the Vietnam War and Operation
Desert Storm.
A fast, agile surface combatant, the LCS provides the
required war fighting capabilities and operational flexibility to execute a
variety of missions in areas such as mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare and
surface warfare.
The ship will be built with modular design incorporating mission
packages that can be changed out quickly as combat needs change in a region.
These mission packages are supported by detachments that deploy both manned and
unmanned vehicles, and sensors in support of mine, undersea, and surface
warfare missions.
Kansas City will be built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.
It will be 419 feet long and be capable of operating at speeds in excess of 40
knots.
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