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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]
Austal USA is an American shipbuilder based on Blakeley Island in Mobile, Alabama. It is a subsidiary of the Australian shipbuilder Austal , operating under a Special Security Arrangement which allows it to work independently and separately on some of the most sensitive United States defense programs despite its foreign ownership.
The contract to build her was then awarded to Austal USA of Mobile, Alabama, on 14 October 2005 and her keel was laid down on 19 January 2006. Delivery to the United States Navy was scheduled for December 2008. Side view of Independence on 29 April 2008. The originally planned second General Dynamics ship (LCS-4) was canceled on 1 November 2007 ...
Austal USA submitted a modified Independence-class ship, replacing the LCS' mission modules with permanent systems like a towed array sonar, torpedoes, vertical launch anti-submarine rockets, and aviation capability to support MH-60 helicopters. Like Lockheed's submission, it had a vertical launch system for Standard missiles, a 76 mm gun in ...
Augusta was built in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA. [10] Austal USA delivered the ship to the Navy, in Mobile on 12 May 2023. [4] She joined the active fleet with a commissioning ceremony in Eastport, Maine on 30 September 2023. [11] Augusta arrived at her homeport of San Diego on 30 October 2023. [12]
LCS-2 was the first ship built by Austal USA for the US Navy and the Navy's first trimaran Littoral Combat Ship. It is the first naval warship constructed in Mobile, Alabama since World War II. The basis of Austal's seaframe design was the 127-metre (417 ft) trimaran hull HSC Benchijigua Express.
Montgomery was built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. [4] The ship was launched in a ceremony at the Austal shipyards on 6 August 2014. [4] Montgomery was christened on 8 November 2014. [2] The ship was commissioned on 10 September 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. [3] She has been assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One. [8]
Tulsa was constructed by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. [12] A keel laying ceremony, which usually signifies the startìng of ship construction, was held at the Austal shipyards in Mobile on 11 January 2016, but because the ship was assembled from prefabricated modules, Tulsa was already 60 percent complete at the time.