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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.
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.
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.
Unit type: Littoral combat ship. Class: Freedom-class. 5. USS Augusta (LCS-34) ©usnavy / Flickr - Original / License. Commission date: September 30, 2023. Unit type: Littoral combat ship.
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.
10. Freedom-class littoral combat ship ©navalsurfaceforces / Flickr ... The Freedom class is one of the most recent ships to join the U.S. Navy, having entered service in 2008. It is a coastal ...
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 ...