USS Canberra (LCS-30)
USS Canberra (LCS-30) on 19 April 2023
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Name | Canberra |
Namesake | HMAS Canberra |
Awarded | 6 October 2017[3] |
Builder | Austal USA[3] |
Laid down | 10 March 2020 |
Launched | 30 March 2021 |
Sponsored by | Marise Payne[3] |
Christened | 5 June 2021[5] |
Acquired | 21 December 2021[1] |
Commissioned | 22 July 2023[2] |
Homeport | San Diego |
Identification | Hull number: LCS-30 |
Motto | Can Do! [4] |
Status | in active service |
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Class and 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× General Electric LM2500 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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Aircraft carried | 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks |
USS Canberra (LCS-30) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[3][6] She is the second US ship to be named Canberra, after the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra, named after the Australian capital[6] and sunk during the Battle of Savo Island.
Construction and career
Canberra was built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[7] She was christened on 5 June 2021, with Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marise Payne, serving as the ship's sponsor. Arthur Sinodinos, Australia's Ambassador to the United States was in attendance at the ceremony on behalf of Australia.[8]
The US Navy accepted delivery of the ship at Austal USA's facilities in Mobile on 21 December 2021. At this time she was scheduled to be commissioned in mid-2022.[9] On 22 June 2022 Canberra arrived at her home port of San Diego Naval Base.[10]
Canberra was commissioned on 22 July 2023 at the Royal Australian Navy's Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia.[2][11] It was the first commissioning ceremony for a US Navy warship held in Australia.[12][13] The following day, the crew of USS Canberra along side the crew of HMAS Canberra exercised a ceremonial Freedom of Entry to the city of Canberra.[14] (see gallery)
Gallery
2023 Freedom of Entry - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (23 July 2023)
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Challenge by ACT Chief Police Officer
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Color Party
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Crew marching
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HMAS Canberra (L02) contingent
References
- ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Canberra (LCS 30)" (Press release). NAVSEA. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Canberra (LCS-30)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "USS Canberra (LCS 30)". The Institute of Heraldry. United States Army. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Austal USA hosts christening ceremony for the future USS Canberra (LCS 30)" (Press release). Austal USA. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ a b Brown, Andrew (24 February 2018). "Donald Trump announces newest US warship to be named after Canberra". Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Canberra". defense.gov. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Canberra (LCS 30)". Naval Sea Systems Command. 22 December 2021.
- ^ "PCU Canberra (LCS 30) Arrives at San Diego Homeport for First Time" (Press release). United States Navy. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "US Navy warship USS Canberra commissioned in Sydney". Sky News Australia. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "USS Canberra Will Join the U.S. Fleet in Australia to Honor Namesake" (Press release). United States Navy. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "USS Canberra arrives in Sydney for historic commissioning". SBS World News. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "USS Canberra personnel parade in Australia capital amid joint war games". Reuters. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External links
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