USS Pierre (LCS-38)

USS Pierre (LCS-38) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[1][2] She will be the second ship to be named for Pierre, South Dakota, the first being USS Pierre (PC-1141), a PC-461-class submarine chaser from World War II.[2]

For other ships with the same name, see USS Pierre.

Sister ship USS Independence
History
United States of America
Name: Pierre
Namesake: Pierre, South Dakota
Awarded: 17 December 2018[1]
Builder: Austal USA
Status: Authorized
General characteristics
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× 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
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Sea Giraffe 3D Surface/Air RADAR
  • Bridgemaster-E Navigational RADAR
  • AN/KAX-2 EO/IR sensor for GFC
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • EDO ES-3601 ESM
  • 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament:
Aircraft carried:

Pierre will be built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.

References
  1. "Pierre (LCS-38)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. "Secretary of the Navy Names Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship After South Dakota's Capital" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 February 2019. NNS190205-08. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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