Navy commissions the USS Cleveland, the last littoral combat ship

The USS Cleveland is the 16th and final Freedom-class littoral combat ship to enter service, as the Navy tries to get rid of ...
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Final Independence-class combat ship delivered to Navy

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of ...
The National Interest

Navy Receives Its Final Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship

Designed to serve the Navy as a cheaper member of the DD(X) family of ships, the LCS class was initially meant to fulfill the requirement for small, fast, and maneuverable vessels. Under the LCS ...
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Final Freedom-class LCS to be commissioned in Cleveland

The USS Cleveland will be the final Littoral Combat Ship to enter service—ending a long, and not entirely positive, saga for ...
The National Interest

The US Navy’s Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Just Set Sail

The Independence-class LCS has been re-adapted for use as a minesweeper, although there are concerns that its aluminum hull might not be ideally suited for that purpose. Delivery of LCS-38 marked the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

USS Pierre passes sea trials and will soon become San Diego’s newest littoral combat ship

USS Pierre — the last of the Navy’s troubled Independence class of littoral combat ships — has passed its sea trials and will be commissioned in San Diego this fall, the Navy says. The Pierre was ...
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Surface Forces: LCS Renaissance

July 28, 2025: U.S. Navy is allowing the Marine Corps to have several trimaran Independence class Littoral Combat Ships/LCS ships as Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization/LEON vessels. In plant ...