The Freedom-variant of the US Navy’s LCS class is a high-speed, agile, shallow-drafted, networked surface ship. The LCS 1 and follow-on ships (LCS 3, LCS 5, LCS 7, etc.) can operate in open ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy's Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Nantucket (LCS-27) was commissioned in ...

Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS-27), right, ports next to the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, USS Constitution, as Nantucket arrives in Boston on Nov. 8, 2024.

The ship, which was commissioned in 2012 and is the oldest Freedom variant still in service, could change homeports in mid-2025, said Lt. Ayifa Brooks, public affairs officer for Mayport's LCS ...

The Navy’s last Independence-class littoral combat ship ... combat ships are fast, nimble vessels prized for their abilities in coastal areas and the open ocean. In the early 2000s, shipbuilders ...

USS Beloit, the US Navy's new littoral combat ship, was commissioned on Saturday. Known as LCS 29, the warship is designed for operations in both shallow waters and open seas. The Navy has retired ...

BOSTON — A new warship joins the fleet. The Navy last weekend commissioned the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LSC) USS Nantucket (LCS 27) in Boston, Massachusetts. “The crew, along with ...

The USS Indianapolis is the first Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be modified to fire Hellfire missiles ... although the Navy did not indicate that the littoral combat ship fired any weapons.

The USS Nantucket, a Freedom-class littoral combat ship, was commissioned Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Charlestown Navy Ship Yard in Boston. Check out our latest YouTube videos. Watch here 🎥 ...

The U.S. Navy announced it has completed acceptance trials for the final Independence variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the ...

But like the LCS program’s reputation, the Freedom was in bad shape. Dozens of pieces of equipment on board were undergoing repairs. Training crews for the new class of ships had proven more ...