USS Chesapeake (FFG-64)

USS Chesapeake (FFG-64) will be the third Constellation-class guided-missile frigate.[1] The sixth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name,[2] she will be built by Marinette Marine, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, with an expected completion date of August 2028.[3] She is named in honor of the first USS Chesapeake, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy.[2] The ship will be sponsored by Barbara Strasser, the wife of Rear Admiral Joseph C. Strasser.[2]

Artist rendering of the final Constellation-class design
History
United States
NameChesapeake
NamesakeUSS Chesapeake
Awarded16 May 2022[1]
BuilderFincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Sponsored byBarbara Strasser
IdentificationHull number: FFG-64
StatusOrdered
General characteristics
Class and typeConstellation-class frigate
Displacement7,400 short tons (6,700 t)
Length496 ft (151.18 m)
Beam65 ft (19.81 m)
Draft26 ft (7.92 m)
PropulsionCODLAG
Speedin excess of 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) (electric drive)
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats
Capacity200 accommodations
Complement140 crew
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried

References

  1. "Chesapeake (FFG-64)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. "US Navy commissions third Constellation-class frigate". Shephard Media. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
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