The delivery of the final Independence-class vessel closes a significant and controversial chapter in US naval shipbuilding history. The 19th and final Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) ...
Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of a construction phase that’s lasted 15 years. The Alabama-based Austal ...
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The Littoral Combat Ship Problem: How the Navy’s Most Controversial Fleet Might Still Find a Purpose
Few modern American warships have drawn as much criticism as the Littoral Combat Ships. Conceived after 2001 as small, fast, shallow water vessels meant to counter threats near coastlines, they were ...
After twenty years and billions of dollars, littoral combat ships are finally performing mine countermeasures as originally planned. By Kyle Gunn Published Sep 9, 2025 3:20 PM EDT After more than two ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cmdr. Adam Ochs was relieved of command of the USS Santa Barbara, a littoral combat ship deployed to the Navy's 5th Fleet area of ...
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