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USS Omaha (LCS 12)


Photo by Steven Collingwood

USS OMAHA is the sixth INDEPENDENCE - class Littoral Combat Ship and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name of the city in Nebraska.

General Characteristics:Awarded: December 29, 2010
Keel laid: February 18, 2015
Launched: November 20, 2015
Commissioned: February 3, 2018
Builder: Austal USA, Mobile, Ala.
Propulsion system: two LM2500 gas turbine engines, two diesel engines, four waterjets
Length: 418 feet (127.5 meters)
Beam: 104 feet (31.5 meters)
Draft: 13 feet (4 meters)
Displacement: approx. 3,104 tons full load
Speed: 47 knots
Armament: one Mk-110 57mm gun, one SeaRAM CIWS
Aircraft: two MH-60 helicopters
Homeport: San Diego, Calif.
Crew: 8 officers, 32 enlisted (two crews, a gold and a blue one) and up to 35 mission crew


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS OMAHA. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the OMAHA high and dry at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair on September 28, 2018.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the OMAHA at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 2, 2019.



The photos below were taken by Sebastian Thoma and show the OMAHA at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on November 28 and November 29 (aerial photos), 2021.



The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the OMAHA at Vigor shipyards, Seattle, Wash., for a Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) on June 12, 2022.



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