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USS Charleston (LCS 18)

USS CHARLESTON is the ninth INDEPENDENCE - class Littoral Combat Ship and the sixth ship in the Navy named for the city in South Carolina.

General Characteristics:Awarded: December 29, 2010
Keel laid: June 28, 2016
Launched: September 14, 2017
Commissioned: March 2, 2019
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


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS CHARLESTON. 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 October 11, 2019, and show the CHARLESTON underway in San Francisco Bay during the Parade of Ships during Fleet Week San Francisco.



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