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As of December 2019, a total of 35 littoral combat ships is planned, including 16 Freedom -class ships and 19 Independence -class ships. [184] Ships are assigned to either Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One, [185][186] based in San Diego Ca., or Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two, [187][188] based in Mayport, Florida.
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 Navy initially ordered two monohull ships from Lockheed Martin, which became known as the Freedom-class littoral combat ships after the first ship of the class, USS Freedom. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Odd-numbered U.S. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Freedom -class monohull design, while even-numbered ships are based on a competing design ...
The Independence class is a class of littoral combat ships built for the United States Navy. The hull design evolved from a project at Austal to design a high speed, 40-knot-cruise ship. That hull design evolved into the high-speed trimaran ferry HSC Benchijigua Express and the Independence class was then proposed by General Dynamics and Austal ...
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.
Virginia. -class submarine. Only limited by food and maintenance requirements. The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine ...
The Constellation-class multi-mission guided-missile frigates of the United States Navy are based on the European multipurpose frigates (FREMM), already in service with the French and Italian navies. Constellation follows the modular but problematic littoral combat ships of the Freedom and Independence classes. [14]
Armament. 1 × Mk 110 57 mm gun. 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns. Evolved SeaRAM 11-cell missile launcher. Aircraft carried. 2 × MH-60R/S Seahawks. MQ-8 Fire Scout. USS Coronado (LCS-4) is an Independence -class littoral combat ship. She is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after Coronado, California.