The U.S. Navy decommissioned its only four minesweepers in the Middle East last year, but still maintains other countermine ...

The Littoral Combat Ship was sold as a naval shortcut: a fast, modular vessel that could handle mines, submarines, surface threats and presence missions without tying up larger combatants. Instead, it ...

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 ...

Two Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) of the U.S. Navy, “USS Tulsa” and “USS Santa Barbara,” equipped for mine ...

The Navy has retired most of its dedicated minesweeping vessels—but the Littoral Combat Ship has the same capabilities and ...

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 ...

The final Independence-class LCS will now be retooled for mine warfare, and the ships may finally serve a helpful purpose, replacing aging minesweepers. It is just the second warship to be named for ...

The USS Kingsville, one of the last Independence-class littoral combat ships built for the Navy, was christened Saturday in Corpus Christi, Texas. Cmdr. Ludwig Mann III, Kingsville’s commanding ...

The US Navy Independence-class littoral combat ships (LCS) USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara have been seen at the North ...

The USS Kingsville, one of the last Independence-class littoral combat ships built for the Navy, has successfully completed acceptance trials and will become homeported in San Diego later this year.