LCS(L)(3) SPECIFICATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       
       
Dimensions:  Length -158' 6",  Beam - 23'3"
Displacement: Light - 250 Tons,  Light Service - 312 Tons,  Loaded - 387 Tons
Draft: Loaded - 4' 9" Fwd., 6" 6" Aft
Armament: Bow Gun - one 40mm single or one 3"/50 or one twin 40mm.  Other guns - two twin 40mm, four 20mm, four .50 caliber machine guns, ten Mk. 7 rocket launchers
Armor: 10 lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning tower
Endurance: 5500 miles @ 12 knots @ 45" pitch (350 tons displacement)
Speed: 15.5 knots maximum @ 650 shaft rpm: 14.5 knots continuous @ 585 shaft rpm
Engines: 8 GM diesels, 4 per shaft - max. BHP: 1600 twin variable pitch propellers.  Also 2 GM diesels, serving as generators for electrical power.
Fuel, Store: 76 tons fuel oil, 10 tons fresh water, 6 tons lubrication oil, 8 tons provisions
Fresh Water: Distiller with the capacity to make up to 1000 gallons per day
Complement: 6 Officers, 65 Enlisted

                

     

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