USS Jackson (LCS 6)

USS JACKSON is the third INDEPENDENCE - class Littoral Combat Ship and the first ship in the Navy to bear the name of the capital of Mississippi.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: December 29, 2010
	Keel laid: October 18, 2012
	Launched: December 14, 2013
	Commissioned: December 5, 2015
	Builder: Austal USA, Mobile, Ala.
	Propulsion system: two LM2500 gas turbine engines, two diesel engines, four waterjets
	Length: 418 feet (127.5 meters)
	Beam: 104 feet (31.5 meters)
	Draft: 13 feet (4 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 3,104 tons full load
	Speed: 47 knots
	Armament: one Mk-110 57mm gun, one SeaRAM CIWS
	Aircraft: two MH-60 helicopters
	Homeport: San Diego, Calif.
	Crew: 8 officers, 32 enlisted (two crews, a gold and a blue one) and up to 35 mission crew

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS JACKSON. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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USS JACKSON Image Gallery:

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the JACKSON at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 6, 2016.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the JACKSON at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair for a Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) on October 11, 2017.

The photo below was taken by Sebastian Thoma and shows the JACKSON at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair for a Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) on November 10, 2017.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the JACKSON at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on September 28, 2018.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the JACKSON at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 2, 2019.

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