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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.
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. [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.
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 ...
USS Sioux City (LCS-11) was a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the first ship named after Sioux City , the fourth-largest city in Iowa . [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
USS Beloit (LCS-29) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. [8] She is the first commissioned ship in naval service named after Beloit, Wisconsin. This honors the contributions Beloit has made to the US Navy, especially the engines built in its Fairbanks Morse plant, including USS Beloit ' s own powerplant. [9] [10] [11]
The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Freedom-class design. [8] Billings is the eighth Freedom -class littoral combat ship to be built. Billings includes additional stability improvements over the original Freedom design; the stern transom was lengthened and buoyancy tanks were added to ...