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USS MANCHESTER is the seventh INDEPENDENCE - class Littoral Combat Ship and the second ship in the Navy named for the industrial city in south central New Hampshire.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: December 29, 2010 |
| Keel laid: June 29, 2015 | |
| Launched: May 13, 2016 | |
| Commissioned: May 26, 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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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS MANCHESTER. 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 on September 1, 2018, during an open ship event aboard USS MANCHESTER as part of Fleet Week Los Angeles at San Pedro, Calif.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the MANCHESTER at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on September 28, 2018.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the MANCHESTER departing Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on September 30, 2018. The MANCHESTER is proceeding to San Francisco to participate in Fleet Week San Francisco.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning on October 4, 2018, during an open ship event aboard USS MANCHESTER (LCS 14) as part of Fleet Week San Francisco.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the MANCHESTER during the Parade of Ships during Fleet Week San Francisco on October 5, 2018.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the MANCHESTER at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 2, 2019.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the MANCHESTER during her four-month Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) at Vigor Shipyard, Seattle, Wash., on August 1, 2019.
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The photo below was taken by Sebastian Thoma and shows the MANCHESTER at BAE San Diego Ship Repair at San Diego, Calif., on November 29, 2021.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the MANCHESTER at BAE San Diego Ship Repair at San Diego, Calif., on May 29, 2022.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show USS MANCHESTER at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 10, 2022.
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