Career
Laid down:	June 2007 (scheduled)
Launched:
Status:
General Characteristics
Displacement:	14,064 LT
Length:	600 ft (183 m)
Beam:	79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Draught:	27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Propulsion and power:	78 MW, from 2 Rolls-Royce MT-30 gas turbines and emergency diesel generators.
Speed:	30.3 kt (56 km/h)
Complement:	140

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Construction is scheduled to begin in June of 2007 and delivery to the Navy in 2012.

References

• Press Release