US names new LCS USS Oakland
The US Navy's next Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) will be named USS Oakland (LCS 24), the US Department of Defense's Secretary of the Navy announced on 20 August.
The LCS provides the navy with essential war fighting capabilities and operational flexibility to accomplish various missions such as surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare and mine warfare.
The USS Oakland will be 419 feet long and will be constructed in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA. The ship has a modular design and interchangeable mission packages as per changing combat needs.
The packages are supported by detachments that deploy both unmanned and manned vehicles and sensors, in support of mine, undersea and surface warfare missions.
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