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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]
Independence was decommissioned in 1998 after 39 years of active service. Stored in recent years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, the ex-Independence was towed beginning on 10 March 2017 to Brownsville, Texas for scrapping. She arrived on 1 June 2017 and dismantling was completed by early 2019.
Aircraft carriers stored at the Bremerton in Bremerton in 2012. From left to right: Independence, Kitty Hawk, Constellation and Ranger. Naval Station Bremerton is a former station of the United States Navy that was merged with Naval Submarine Base Bangor into Naval Base Kitsap in 2004. [1]
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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]
From the War of 1812 until the 1840s, The U.S. Navy used three classifications: the gun proper, which had a barrel weight of 150 lb (68 kg) per pound of shot, the double-fortified gun which had a barrel weight of 200 lb (91 kg) per pound of shot, and the medium gun, which had a barrel weight of 100 lb (45 kg) per pound of shot. By comparison, a ...
The Independence arrived at Pearl Harbor on 17 July. During the cross-deck, VFA-195 replaced its F/A-18Cs with the F/A-18C (N) Night Attack Hornet. At 7:00AM on 24 July 1998, VFA-195 and CVW-5 along with the Kitty Hawk departed Pearl Harbor for Japan while the Independence went into retirement in the Puget Sound, Washington State. VFA-195 ...
The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sailors man the rails as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan for the last time May 16, 2024.