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First ships of each class of littoral combat ships, USS Freedom and USS Independence, maneuver together during an exercise off the coast of Southern California, 2011 As of December 2019 [update] , a total of 35 littoral combat ships is planned, including 16 Freedom -class ships and 19 Independence -class ships. [ 184 ]
The Freedom class is one of two classes of the littoral combat ship program, built for the United States Navy. [20]The Freedom class was proposed by a consortium formed by Lockheed Martin as "prime contractor" and by Fincantieri (project) through the subsidiary Marinette Marine (manufacturer) as a contender for a fleet of small, multipurpose warships to operate in the littoral zone.
USS Freedom (LCS-1) is the lead ship of the Freedom-class littoral combat ship for the United States Navy. She is the third vessel to be so named after the concept of freedom. She is the design competitor produced by the Lockheed Martin consortium, in competition with the General Dynamics–designed USS Independence.
The U.S. Navy has just unveiled one of its latest ships: the Kansas City LCS 22, an Independence-Class Littoral combat ship, in San Diego.
USS Marinette (LCS-25) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.She is the first commissioned ship, and second overall in naval service to be named after Marinette, Wisconsin (the place where it was built), the other being Marinette (YTB-791), a Natick-class large fleet tugboat.
USS Independence (LCS-2) is the lead ship of the Independence-class of littoral combat ships. She is the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the concept of independence. The design was produced by the General Dynamics consortium for the Navy's LCS program, and competes with the Lockheed Martin–designed Freedom variant. [10]
The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Freedom-class design. [11] Fort Worth is the second Freedom -class littoral combat ship to be built. Fort Worth includes additional stability improvements over the original Freedom design; the stern transom was lengthened and buoyancy tanks were ...
Nov. 6—MASSENA — The USS Marinette, a U.S. Navy littoral combat ship built by Lockheed Martin, was commissioned on Sept. 16 in Menominee, Michigan. It was en route to its homeport in Naval ...