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USS Constellation (FFG-62)

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U.S. Navy guided-missile frigate FFG(X) artist rendering, 30 April 2020 (200430-N-NO101-150)
Artist rendering of the final Constellation-class design
Career (United States)
Name: Constellation
Namesake: USS Constellation
Awarded: 30 April 2020[1]
Builder: Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down: 12 April 2024[2]
Sponsored by: Melissa Braithwaite
Homeport: NS Everett, WA
Identification: Hull number: FFG-62
Status: Under construction
General characteristics
Class & type: Constellation-class frigate
Displacement: 7,400 short tons (6,700 t)
Length: 496 ft (151.18 m)
Beam: 65 ft (19.81 m)
Draft: 18 ft (5.49 m)
Propulsion:
  • CODLAG
  • 1 × General Electric LM2500+G4 gas turbine[3]
  • driving a Philadelphia Gear Gearbox system[4]
  • 2 × electric propulsion motors: INDAR 2 x 3.4 MW
  • 4 × ship service diesel generators Rolls-Royce MTU 20V 4000 M53B engine 3000 kW for a total output of 12 MW electrical ship power
  • 2 x fixed-pitch propellers
  • 1 × auxiliary propulsion unit Thrustmasters of Texas Hydrologic Retractable Thruster
Speed: in excess of 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range: 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) (electric drive)
Boats & landing
craft carried:
Capacity: 200 accommodations
Complement: 140 crew
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • COMBATSS-21 Combat Management System (AEGIS derivative)
  • AN/SPY-6(V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR)
  • AN/SPS-73(V)18 - Next Generation Surface Search Radar
  • TB-37 Multi-Function towed array sonar
  • Thales Group CAPTAS-4 Low Frequency Variable-Depth Sonar
  • AN/SQQ-89(V)15 undersea warfare/anti-submarine warfare combat system
  • Cooperative Engagement Capability
Armament:
  • 32 Mk 41 VLS cells with:
  • Possibly RIM-162 ESSM Block 2 and/or RIM-174 Standard ERAM missiles
  • Planned RIM-66 Standard SM-2 Block 3C
  • 16 × canister launched Naval Strike Missiles
  • RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launched from Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (21 cell)
  • Mk 110 57mm gun with the Advanced Low Cost Munition Ordnance (ALaMO) projectile and related systems.
  • Various machine guns M240 or M2
    • Aircraft carried:
  • 1 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopter
  • 1 x MQ-8C Firescout
    • Aviation facilities: Secure & Traverse Aircraft Handling System * Horizontal Reference System * Night Vision Device Compatibility

    USS Constellation (FFG-62)[1] will be the lead ship of the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates[5] and the fifth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name. She is named in honor of the first USS Constellation, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, which was named for the constellation of stars on the flag of the United States.[5] The ship will be sponsored by Melissa Braithwaite, the wife of Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite.[6]

    Construction of Constellation began on 31 August 2022[7] and the keel was laid on 12 April 2024.[2] She was originally expected to enter service in 2026,[8] but due to design changes,[9] and projected service life limitations,[10] she is not expected to be delivered until 2029.[11]

    References[]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Constellation (FFG-62)". Naval Vessel Register. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/NVRSHIPS/DETAILS/FFG62.HTM. 
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "SECNAV Del Toro Celebrates the Keel Laying of the Future USS Constellation (FFG 62)". United States Navy. 12 April 2024. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/3740071/secnav-del-toro-celebrates-the-keel-laying-of-the-future-uss-constellation-ffg/. 
    3. ↑ [1] GE, The LM2500+G4 Engine
    4. ↑ https://news.timken.com/2020-10-21-Timkens-Philadelphia-Gear-to-Supply-Critical-Components-for-U-S-Navy-Frigate-Program
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "SECNAV Names Navy's Newest Class of FFG(X) Ships". United States Navy. 7 October 2020. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2375789/secnav-names-navys-newest-class-of-ffgx-ships/. 
    6. ↑ "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship". United States Navy. 15 January 2021. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2474454/secnav-names-future-vessels-while-aboard-historic-navy-ship/. 
    7. ↑ Shelbourne, Mallory (31 August 202). "Fincantieri Begins Construction of First Constellation-class Frigate". USNI News. United States Naval Institute. https://news.usni.org/2022/08/31/fincantieri-begins-construction-of-first-constellation-class-frigate. 
    8. ↑ Ozberk, Tayfun (15 January 2022). "U.S. Navy's Constellation-Class: New Frigate To Start Construction This Year". Naval News. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/01/u-s-navys-constellation-class-new-frigate-to-start-construction-this-year/. 
    9. ↑ Weichert, Brandon J. (2024-07-22). "The Navy’s Constellation-Class Frigate Nightmare Won't Ever End" (in en). https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/navy%E2%80%99s%C2%A0constellation-class-frigate-nightmare-wont-ever-end-211961. 
    10. ↑ LaGrone, Mallory Shelbourne and Sam (2024-05-30). "Constellation Frigate 'Unplanned Weight Growth' Could Limit Service Life, Says GAO" (in en-US). https://news.usni.org/2024/05/29/constellation-frigate-unplanned-weight-growth-could-limit-service-life-says-gao. 
    11. ↑ LaGrone, Mallory Shelbourne and Sam (2024-04-02). "Constellation Frigate Delivery Delayed 3 Years, Says Navy" (in en-US). https://news.usni.org/2024/04/02/constellation-frigate-delivery-delayed-3-years-says-navy. 
    • 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.
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