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USS Wichita
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Class :
Littoral combat ship Freedom
Country :
The United States of America
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Builder :
Ingalls Shipbuilding
, Inc.,
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Keel laid :
1 June 1968
Launched :
1 July 1969
Commissioned :
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Displacement :8,106
long tons
(8,236Â t) light
23,800 long tons (24,182Â t) full
Length :602Â ft (183Â m)
Width :90Â ft (27Â m)
Draft:30Â ft (9.1Â m)
Propulsion :Geared steam turbine, single propeller
Speed :18.7
knots
(34.6Â km/h; 21.5Â mph)
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Crew :362 (37 merchant mariners and 1 Aircraft Maintenance Detachment)
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