Ident-ships
USS Somerset
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History
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Builder :
Avondale Shipyard
Keel laid :
11 December 2009
Launched :
14 April 2012
Commissioned :
1 March 2014
Specifications
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Displacement :25,000Â tons
full
Length :208.5 m (684 ft) overall,
201.4 m (661 ft) waterline
Width :31.9 m (105 ft) extreme,
29.5 m (97 ft) waterline
Draft:7 m (23 ft)
Propulsion :Four
Fairbanks Morse Defense
diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000Â hp (30Â MW)
Speed :22 knots (41Â km/h)
Range :
Crew :28 officers, 333 enlisted
Military equipment
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Sensors :
Weapon systems :
Electronic warfare and decoys :
Armament :Two 30Â mm
Bushmaster II
cannons, for surface threat defense;
two
Rolling Airframe Missile
launchers for air defense
Embarked aviation :Four
CH-46 Sea Knight
helicopters or two
MV-22
tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously.