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Small Surface Combatant
The Small Surface Combatant (SSC) is designed around general frigate and destroyer mission
capabilities. This conceptual class of warships is designed to be the workhorse of the future US
Navy. Its primary role is to conduct protection of shipping missions such as convoy escort,
maritime interdiction, and antisubmarine warfare. In addition, they have the capacity to perform
littoral Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) and Mine Warfare Ships (MIW) missions currently
envisioned for the LCS. The SSCs are multi-mission ships with capability across all warfare
areas; they are intended to be built in large numbers.
Medium Surface Combatant
The Medium Surface Combatant (MSC) is designed to function as a strike group’s air defense
command ship. This class of warship conducts missions such as carrier escort, theater missile
defense, and antisubmarine warfare and would be built in limited numbers. The medium
combatant is designed to have a sustained maximum speed of 30 knots and a range of 8,000
nautical miles at 20 knots for the non-nuclear variants. The 24-hour electrical power load for
MSC is approximately 15 MW with a maximum design load of approximately 31 MW. Again,
these 24-hour electric power load estimates assume development of a “powered-down” mode for
the radar, which does not currently exist. If “powered-down” technology does not come to
fruition, the estimates of electric power and lifetime energy requirements for the Medium
Surface Combatant would need to be significantly increased.