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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.
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, a total of 35 littoral combat ships is planned, including 16 Freedom-class ships and 19 Independence-class ships. [184]
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.
The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Freedom-class design. [9] Indianapolis is the tenth Freedom -class littoral combat ship to be built. Indianapolis includes additional stability improvements over the original Freedom design; the stern transom was lengthened and buoyancy tanks were ...
The Independence-class is the other series of littoral combat ships in the U.S. Navy besides the Freedom class. These are equipped with seaborne stealth technology and protected communications.
The U.S. Navy's newest combat ship, the future USS Beloit (LCS 29), at Veterans Park in Milwaukee on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. The 387-foot-long Freedom-variant littoral combat ship will officially ...
The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Freedom-class design. [7] Cleveland is the sixteenth Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be built. Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on 15 January 2019. [1] Cleveland was launched on 14 April 2023.