2021年のSurfaceNavyAssociationシンポジウムで配信された海軍ブリーフからのUSSコンステレーションのレンダリング。 (米海軍)
2021年のSurfaceNavyAssociationシンポジウムで配信された海軍ブリーフからのUSSコンステレーションのレンダリング。(米海軍)

 

Vital statistics:

  • Cost: lead ship $1.28 billion; follow-on ships between $850 million and $950 million in constant-year 2018 dollars.
  • Length: 496 feet
  • Beam: 65 feet
  • Fully loaded displacement: 7,291 tons
  • Propulsion: combined diesel-electric and gas
  • Major engineering equipment: one gas turbine; two electric propulsion motors; four ship service diesel generators; one auxiliary propulsion unit
  • Crew accommodation: 200
  • Expected service life: 25 years

Armament:

  • MK 110 57mm gun
  • 32-cell MK 41 Vertical Launching System
  • 16 Naval Strike Missiles
  • MK 49 Guided Missile Launching System
  • Four MK 53 MOD 9 Decoy Launching System
  • Two AN-SLQ-32(V)6 Shipboard Electronic Warfare System
  • One MH-60R Seahawk helicopter plus a UAV
  • Aegis Baseline 10 Combat System
  • AN/SPY-6(V3) Phased Array Radar

Timeline:

  • Start of construction: first quarter of 2022
  • Keel laid: first quarter of 2023
  • Launch: first quarter of 2025
  • Delivery: third quarter of 2026