Defiance Class
Littoral Combat Ship
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The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a fast-track program to develop a new, small, high-speed combatant for coastal operations. It is planned that the vessel could rapidly switch equipment for a variety of missions, such as coastal ASW, minesweeping, patrol/interdiction, or perhaps logistics. In this way the ship could perform a variety of missions, without carrying all the equipment for all the missions simultaneously.
Statistics:
Power Plant: Ruston 20 RK270 Marine Diesel engines driving 4 Lips 145/3 Waterjets configured for steering and reverse.
Speed: 46 knots
Length: 259.8 feet
Beam: 78 feet (overall) 12.9 feet (hulls)
Draft: 10.8 feet
Armament:
2 torpedo tubes
6 surface-to-surface missile vls (switchable)
4 Phalanx CIWS mounts (switchable)
1 mine-laying suite (switchable)
1 MK75 76mm Gun (usable against air)
2 25mm Machine Guns
PAAMS VLS

Price: 100 million