Armstrade, a military website, announced that the US Navy has purchased a new advanced warship.
“Austal USA recently delivered LCS-32 (Santa Barbara) to the US Navy and this ship has a unique hull design that helps it move at high speeds,” said a post on the site.
The site states that the Santa Barbara is the 16th ship built by Austal USA for the US Army and the 32nd ship in the US LCS ship project.
Production of this ship began in October 2020 and was first launched in the fall of last year.
Each LCS ship has a length of approximately 127.4 m, a beam of 31.6 m, a water displacement of 2787 tons, a speed of 47 knots and a cruising range of 4300 miles per mission, and as a support ship to the operation to destroy sea mines. and in the seas and coasts. It is reliable as a warship capable of dealing with close enemy naval targets.
This ship is capable of carrying a 57 mm cannon, 12.7 mm machine gun, anti-missile systems for sea, air and land targets, as well as two MH-60R/S helicopters and MQ-8 drones.
Origin: Russian weapon
Source: Arabic RT
