FILE - The USS Detroit, a Freedom-class of littoral combat ship, arrives Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, in Detroit. The Navy that once wanted smaller, speedy warships to chase down pirates has made a ...

The littoral combat ship USS Nantucket arrives in Boston on Nov. 8. It was commissioned, formally earning its name and entering U.S. Navy service, ...

The ship, which cost nearly $600 million to build, is the last Independence-class LCS to be built for the Navy.

What You Need to Know: The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program has faced considerable scrutiny, with critics citing high costs, maintenance dependencies, and limited survivability. Notably, some ...

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The Freedom and Independence variant of the Littoral Combat Ship is the U.S. Navy’s newest ... The Independence variant team is being led by General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works (LCS 2 and ...

FY2024 Budget: Navy Request Calls for 9 New Ships, Asks to Shed 2 Littoral Combat Ships, 9 Other Ships Mallory Shelbourne March 13, 2023 12:50 PM - Updated: March 14, 2023 2:56 PM ...

Two months following its commissioning, the U.S. Navy’s newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship reached its homeport at Naval Station Mayport after traveling more than 1,600 miles. “This ...

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The U.S. Navy’s latest Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is heading to sea. Lockheed Martin will launch the USS Cleveland (LCS 31) on Saturday, April 15.

2 new Mayport littoral combat ships commissioned, rebuilding Navy fleet with new bite Steve Patterson, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union Mon, November 25, 2024 at 10:17 AM UTC ...

Littoral Combat Ship Initial History and Specifications. There are two classes of LCS in the U.S. Navy arsenal, namely the Freedom class and the Independence class; sixteen of the former and ...