Littoral Combat Ships of the United States Navy

By “Me”

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Hull DesignationsLCS-#Littoral Combat ShipFSF-#Fast sea frame

Sea Fighter class1 planned1 completed0 commissionedSWATH Catamaran hullRadical new design for littoral combat shipsDesigned by BMT Nigel Gee ltd.

Sea FighterFSF-1Laid down: June 5,

2003Commissioned: N/A*Draft: 11.5’Top Speed: 55 knots/

~100 kmh/ ~62 mph

* The Sea fighter is in service with the USN, but has not been commissioned

Sea fighter during construction

Freedom Class Littoral Combat ShipFlight 0Semi-planing Monohull resembling that of a

battleship6 planned3 laid down2 commissioned6 namedCompeting with the Independence class for a

contract of 55 shipsDesigned by Lockheed Martin ™

USS FreedomLead shipLCS-1Laid Down: June 5, 2005Commissioned: November

8, 2008Draft: 12.8’Top Speed: 47 knots/ 87

kph/ 54 mph3000 tons LCS-1 Underway, September

2009

USS Fort Worth2nd shipLCS-3Laid down: July 11,

2009Commissioned:

September 22, 2012 Draft: 13’Top speed: 45 knots/

52 mph/ 83 kmh2862 tons

Making a big splash when being christened

PCU Milwaukee3rd shipLCS-5Laid down: October

27, 2011Commissioned: N/ATop Speed: N/A1

2862 tons

PCU Detroit4th shipLCS-7Laid down: N/ACommissioned: N/ATop Speed: N/A1

2862 tons

PCU Little Rock5th shipLCS-9Laid down: N/ACommissioned: N/ATop Speed: N/A1

2862 tons

PCU Sioux City6th and final shipLCS-11Laid down: N/ACommissioned: N/ATop Speed: N/A1

2862 tons

Independence ClassFlight 012 planned1 commissioned3 laid downTrimaran HullCompeting with the Freedom class for a

contract of 55 shipsDesigned by General Dynamics ™6 named

USS IndependenceLead shipLCS-2Laid Down: January

19, 2006Commissioned:

January 16, 2010Top Speed: 44 knots

(51 mph, 81 kmh)2784 tons Being prepared for launching, April 27,

2008

PCU Coronado2nd shipLCS-4Laid Down:

December 17, 2009Commissioned: N/ATop Speed 47 knots

(54 mph, 87 kmh2784 tons

below: being rolled out (or floated out), January 9, 2012Up: Same event, different view

PCU Jackson3rd shipLCS-6Laid Down: N/ACommissioned: N/ATop Speed: N/A1

PCU Montgomery4th shipLCS-8Laid Down: N/ACommissioned: N/ATop Speed: N/A1

PCU Gabrielle GiffordsLCS-105th shipLaid Down: N/ACommissioned: N/ATop Speed: N/A1

PCU OmahaLCS-126th and final shipLaid Down: N/ACommissioned: N/ATop Speed: N/A1

Notes1. Top speed

unknown due to never been in the water to find out

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