U.S.S. Audacious

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HMS AUDACIOUS (S122)

Career

Name: HMS Audacious
Ordered: May 2007
Builder: BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down: March 24, 2009
Launched:
Commissioned:
Homeport: HM Naval Base Clyde
Identification: Pennant number: S122

Motto: "Audaces Fortuna Juvat" "Fortune Favors the Audacious"

General characteristcs

Displacement: 7,400 tonnes submerged
Length: 97 m (323 ft)
Beam: 11.3 m (37 ft)
Draught: 10 m (33 ft)
Propulsion: Rolls-Royce PWR 2 reactor, MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators
Speed: 29+ knots (56+ km/h) submerged
Range: Only limited by food and maintenance requirements.
Test depth: Over 300 m
Complement: 98 officers and men (capacity for 109)
Sensors and processing systems:

• Thales Sonar 2076
  
• Atlas DESO 25 echosounder
  
• 2 x Thales CM010 optronic masts
  
• Raytheon Successor IFF

Armament:
6 x 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
A combination of up to 38:

• Spearfish torpedoes
  
• Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles

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USS AUDACIOUS (LCS-42)

Career

Name: USS Audacious
Builder: Austal USA Mobile, Alabama
Laid down:
Launched:
Christened:
Commissioned:
Homeport: Naval Base Kitsap en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Base_Kitsap

Honors and awards:

Participated in: World War III


Motto: "Audaces Fortuna Juvat" "Fortune Favors the Audacious"

Fate:

General Characteristics

Class and type: Freedom-class littoral combat ship

Displacement: 2,176 tons light, 2,784 tons full, 608 tons deadweight
Length: 127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam: 31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft: 13 ft (3.96 m)
Propulsion: 2× MTU Friedrichshafen 20V 8000 Series diesel engines, 2x General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2x American VULKAN light weight multiple-section carbon fiber propulsion shaftlines, 4x Wärtsilä waterjets, retractable bow-mounted azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed: 44 knots (51 mph; 81 km/h)
Range: 4,300 nm at 18 knots
Capacity: 210 metric tons (206 long tons, 231 short tons)
Complement: 40 core crew (8 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 70 mission crew
Sensors and
processing systems:

SPY-1F AEGIS system
SAAB Sea GIRAFFE 3D air and surface search radar
Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E navigational radar
AN/KAX-2 electro-optical sensor with TV and FLIR
Northrop Grumman ICMS (Integrated Combat Management System)

Electronic warfare
and decoys:

ITT Corporation ES-3601 ESM system
4× SRBOC decoy launchers for chaff and infrared decoys
BAE Systems NULKA active radar decoy system

Armament:

1x BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun[8]
4× .50-cal guns (2 aft, 2 forward)
2x Mk44 Bushmaster II 30mm chain guns
1x Raytheon SeaRAM CIWS
32x missile Vertical Launch System (VLS) for up to 64 RIM-162 ESSM anti-air missiles or VL-ASROC anti-submarine launchers
8x McDonnell Douglas Harpoon
6x ASW torpedoes

Aircraft carried:

2× MH-60R/S Seahawk
MQ-8 Fire Scout












Brochure for Austal/General Dynamics Multi-Mission Combatant (MMC)
www.austal.com/Resources/PromotionSlides/dd47585d-170b-4e43-a80c-2d849e065b2d/mm-brochure-horiz2011.pdf

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USS AUDACIOUS (LCS-42)

Freedom-class littoral combat ship

The Freedom class was a class of littoral combat ships built for the United States Navy. The hull design evolved from a project at Austal to design a 40-knot cruise ship. That hull design evolved into the high-speed trimaran ferry Benchijigua Express and the Freedom-class was then proposed by General Dynamics and Austal as a contender for USN plans to build a fleet of small, multipurpose warships to operate in the littoral zone.

Planning and construction

Planning for a class of small, multipurpose warships to operate in the littoral zone began in the early 2000s. In July 2003, a proposal by General Dynamics (partnering with Austal USA, the American subsidiary of Australian shipbuilder Austal) was approved by the USN, with a contract for two vessels. Trials of these two vessels resulted in the go ahead to produce another 58 vessels.

Design

The Freedom-class design began life at Austal as a platform for a high speed cruise ship. The principal requirements of that project were speed, stability and passenger comfort and Austal's team determined that the trimaran hull form offered significant passenger comfort and stability advantages over both a catamaran and a monohull. The high speed cruise ship project evolved into Austal's commercial high-speed trimaran ferry Benchijigua Express. The ships are 127.4 m (418 ft) long, with a beam of 31.6 m (104 ft), and a draft of 13 ft (3.96 m). Their displacement is rated at 2,176 tons light, 2,784 tons full, and 608 tons deadweight.

The standard ship's company is 40-strong, although this can increase depending on the ship's role with mission-specific personnel. The habitability area is located under the bridge where bunks for ships personnel are situated. The helm is controlled by joysticks instead of traditional steering wheels.[20]

Although the trimaran hull increases the total surface area, it is still able to reach sustainable speeds of about 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph), with a range of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi).

Modular mission capability

The Freedom-class carries a default armament for self-defense, and command and control. However unlike traditional fighting ships with fixed armament such as guns and missiles, tailored mission modules can be configured for one mission package at a time. Modules may consist of manned aircraft, unmanned vehicles, off-board sensors, or mission-manning detachments.

The interior volume and payload is greater than some destroyers and is sufficient to serve as a high-speed transport and maneuver platform. The mission bay is 15,200 square feet (1,410 m2), and takes up most of the deck below the hangar and flight deck. With 11,000 cubic metres (390,000 cu ft) of payload volume, it was designed with enough payload and volume to carry out one mission with a separate mission module in reserve, allowing the ship to do multiple missions without having to be refitted.

One Mobicon Flexible Container Handling System is carried on each ship in order to move mission containers.

In addition to cargo or container-sized mission modules, the bay can carry four lanes of multiple Strykers, armored Humvees, and their associated troops. An elevator allows air transport of packages the size of a 20-foot-long (6.1 m) shipping container that can be moved into the mission bay while at sea. A side access ramp allows for vehicle roll-on/roll-off loading to a dock and allows the ship to transport the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle.

Armament and sensors

The Raytheon Evolved SeaRAM missile defense system is installed on the hangar roof. The SeaRAM combines the sensors of the Phalanx 1B close-in weapon system with an 11-missile launcher for the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM), creating an autonomous system.

The Freedom-class ships also has an integrated LOS Mast, Sea Giraffe 3D Radar and SeaStar Safire FLIR. Northrop Grumman has demonstrated sensor fusion of on and off-board systems in the Integrated Combat Management System (ICMS) used on the LCS.[26] Side and forward surfaces are angled for reduced radar profile. In addition, H-60 series helicopters provide airlift, rescue, anti-submarine, radar picket and anti-ship capabilities with torpedoes and missiles.

The flight deck, 1,030 m2 (11,100 sq ft), can support the operation of two SH-60 Seahawk helicopters, multiple unmanned aerial vehicles, or one CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter. The trimaran hull will allow flight operations up to sea state 5.

The vessels have an Interior Communications Center that can be curtained off from the rest of bridge instead of the heavily protected Combat Information Center found on Navy warships.

Ship list

U.S.S. Freedom (LCS-1)
U.S.S. Independence (LCS-2)
U.S.S. Courage (LCS-3)
U.S.S. Fury (LCS-4)
U.S.S. Impulse (LCS-5)
U.S.S. Ready (LCS-6)
U.S.S. Restless (LCS-7)
U.S.S. Spry (LCS-8)
U.S.S. Tenacious (LCS-9)
U.S.S. Vigilant (LCS-10)
U.S.S. Valiant (LCS-11)
U.S.S. Defiant (LCS-12)
U.S.S. Gallant (LCS-13)
U.S.S. Avenger (LCS-14)
U.S.S. Ardent (LCS-15)
(LCS-16)
(LCS-17)
(LCS-18)
(LCS-20)
(LCS-21)
(LCS-22)
(LCS-23)
(LCS-24)
(LCS-25)
(LCS-26)
(LCS-27)
(LCS-28)
(LCS-29)
(LCS-30)
(LCS-31)
U.S.S. Stalwart (LCS-32)
U.S.S. Contender (LCS-33)
U.S.S. Vindicator (LCS-34)
U.S.S. Triumph (LCS-35)
U.S.S. Assurance (LCS-36)
U.S.S. Persistent (LCS-37)
U.S.S. Indomitable (LCS-38)
U.S.S. Prevail (LCS-39)
U.S.S. Assertive (LCS-40)
U.S.S. Invincible (LCS-41)
U.S.S. Audacious (LCS-42)
(LCS-43)
(LCS-44)
(LCS-45)
(LCS-46)
(LCS-47)
(LCS-50)
(LCS-51)
(LCS-52)
(LCS-53)
(LCS-54)
(LCS-55)
(LCS-56)
(LCS-57)
(LCS-58)
(LCS-59)
U.S.S. Relentless (LCS-60)

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USS Audacious (LCS-42) was a Freedom-class of littoral combat ship. She was the third ship named Audacious in the United States Navy.

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Boeing MQ Dragonfly

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HMS AUDACIOUS (2043)

The BAE Systems Submarine Solutions Maritime Underwater Future Capability (MUFC) is the replacement for the Astute-class and Vanguard-class nuclear submarines for the Royal Navy currently under study. Like the DCNS Swordship, BAE Systems predicts a combination Combat Information Center (CIC) and bridge with wall-sized LCD screens.







Directional Waterjet Propulsion Pods
Ultra-Quiet directable podded water jet propulsion units rotate at the root to provide vectored directional thrust and unparalled high/low speed manoeuvrability in conjunction with single lower rudder for stability and steering.



Sensor Arrays
Ultra-Sophisticated all-round sonar coverage is achieved through platypus bow sonar and after fin arrays



Unfortunately, I don't have dimensions or displacement for this concept. I am still looking for these specifications.

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AUDACE

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USNS AUDACIOUS (T-AGOS-11)

Career

Name: USNS Audacious (T-AGOS-11)
Awarded: September 30, 1987
Builder: Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
Laid down: February 29, 1988
Launched: January 28, 1989
In service: June 12, 1989
Delivered to the Navy, September 9, 1986, assigned to Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as USNS Dauntless (T-AGOS-11)
Renamed USNS Audacious: Date unknown
Out of service: December 9, 1996
Struck: February 9, 1997
Fate: Transferred to Portugal

General characteristics

Class and type: Stalwart-class Ocean Surveillance Ship
Displacement: 1,565 t.(lt) 2,535 t.(fl)
Length: 224 feet
Beam: 43 feet
Draught: 15 feet
Propulsion: diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600 hp
Speed: 11 knots
Complement: 36

USNS Audacious (T-AGOS-11) was a Stalwart class Modified Tactical Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship of the United States Navy. Stalwart class ships were originally designed to collect underwater acoustical data using the Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS), a towed array passive sonar,in support of Cold war anti-submarine warfare operations in the 1980s.

On February 9, 1997, USNS Audacious was struck and transferred to Portugal and re-named Dom Carlos (A522)



USNS Stalwart (T-AGOS-1) Stalwart-class



Dom Carlos (A522)