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Independence under construction, 2007.. Planning for a class of smaller, agile, multipurpose warships to operate in the littoral zone began in the early 2000s. In July 2003, a proposal by General Dynamics (partnering with Austal USA, the American subsidiary of Australian shipbuilder Austal) was approved by the Navy, with a contract for two vessels. [24]
USS Independence (LCS-2) is the lead ship of the Independence-class of littoral combat ships. She is the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the concept of independence. The design was produced by the General Dynamics consortium for the Navy's LCS program, and competes with the Lockheed Martin–designed Freedom variant. [10]
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.
Even-numbered US Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional monohull Freedom-class littoral combat ship. [7] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design ...
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 110 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
Even-numbered US Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional monohull Freedom-class. [8] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design. [8] Santa Barbara ...
Commission date: August 8, 2020 Unit type: Littoral combat ship Class: Freedom-class 22. USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119)
Even-numbered US Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional monohull Freedom-class littoral combat ship. [7] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design ...