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US Freedom class



Littoral combat ship

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  • Littoral combat ship Freedom class
  • Littoral combat ship Freedom class





  Specifications


26crew
2135light (tn)
2862full load (tn)
115length (m)
13beam (m)
4draught (m)
3500range (nm)
47max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce MT30
2Naval Engine propulsion system: CODAG
2Naval Engine diesel - FM Colt-Pielstick PA6B STC

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US US Navy Sikorsky S-70 H-60 02
US US Navy N-G MQ-8A/B Fire Scout 02
US US Navy N-G MQ-8C Fire Scout 01








  Shipyards


US Marinette Marine - Menominee River12



  List of Ships


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----USUS NavyLCS-23USS CooperstownNCOO
2008--USUS NavyLCS-1USS Freedom NFRE
2012--USUS NavyLCS-3USS Fort Worth
2015--USUS NavyLCS-5USS MilwaukeeNMLW
2016--USUS NavyLCS-7USS Detroit
2017--USUS NavyLCS-9USS Little Rock
2018--USUS NavyLCS-11USS Sioux CityNSCT
2019--USUS NavyLCS-13USS WichitaNWIC
2019--USUS NavyLCS-15USS Billings15
2019--USUS NavyLCS-17USS IndianapolisNIDP - 17
2020--USUS NavyLCS-19USS St. Louis
2022--USUS NavyLCS-21USS Minneapolis / St. Paul21

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  Events


2004-dec-15OrderedOrdered US LCS-1 USS Freedom from Lockheed Martin
2005-jun-02Laid downLaid down US LCS-1 USS Freedom
2006-jun-26OrderedOrdered US LCS-3 USS Fort Worth from Lockheed Martin. Cancelled Apr 2007, re-awarded Mar 2009.
2006-sep-23LaunchedLaunched US LCS-1 USS Freedom
2008-nov-08CommissionedCommissioned US LCS-1 USS Freedom in Milwaukee
2009-jul-11Laid downLaid down US LCS-3 USS Fort Worth
2009-sepTrialsTrials US LCS-1 USS Freedom Flight deck certification with MH-60 of HSC-22
2010-apr-23HomeportHomeport US LCS-1 USS Freedom
2010-dec-04LaunchedLaunched US LCS-3 USS Fort Worth
2010-dec-29OrderedOrdered US LCS-5 USS Milwaukee from Lockheed Martin
2010-dec-29OrderedOrdered US LCS-19 USS St. Louis from Lockheed Martin
2010-dec-29OrderedOrdered US LCS-21 USS Minneapolis / St. Paul from Lockheed Martin
2010-dec-29OrderedOrdered US LCS-23 USS Cooperstown from Lockheed Martin
2011-mar-17OrderedOrdered US LCS-7 USS Detroit from Lockheed Martin
2011-oct-27Laid downLaid down US LCS-5 USS Milwaukee
2012HomeportHomeport US LCS-1 USS Freedom San Diego, CA
2012-mar-16OrderedOrdered US LCS-9 USS Little Rock from Lockheed Martin
2012-mar-16OrderedOrdered US LCS-11 USS Sioux City from Lockheed Martin
2012-sep-22CommissionedCommissioned US LCS-3 USS Fort Worth at Galveston, Texas
2012-oct-18HomeportHomeport US LCS-3 USS Fort Worth San Diego
2012-nov-08Laid downLaid down US LCS-7 USS Detroit at Marinette, MI.
2013-mar-04OrderedOrdered US LCS-13 USS Wichita from Lockheed Martin
2013-mar-04OrderedOrdered US LCS-15 USS Billings from Lockheed Martin
2013-mar-04OrderedOrdered US LCS-17 USS Indianapolis from Lockheed Martin
2013-jun-27Laid downLaid down US LCS-9 USS Little Rock
2013-dec-18LaunchedLaunched US LCS-5 USS Milwaukee at Marinette, MI.
2014-feb-19Laid downLaid down US LCS-11 USS Sioux City at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, WI.
2014-may-12AircraftAircraft US LCS-1 USS Freedom MQ-8B Fire Scout / MR-60R Seahawk trials, off San Diego.
2014-oct-18LaunchedLaunched US LCS-7 USS Detroit at Marinette, MI.
2014-nov-25 US LCS-3 USS Fort Worth with 25CAB Black Hawk off Hawaii
2015-feb-09Laid downLaid down US LCS-13 USS Wichita
2015-jul-18LaunchedLaunched US LCS-9 USS Little Rock
2015-nov-02Laid downLaid down US LCS-15 USS Billings
2015-nov-21CommissionedCommissioned US LCS-5 USS Milwaukee in Milwaukee
2016-jan-30LaunchedLaunched US LCS-11 USS Sioux City in Marinette, WI
2016-jul-18Laid downLaid down US LCS-17 USS Indianapolis at Marinette, WI.
2016-oct-22CommissionedCommissioned US LCS-7 USS Detroit in a ceremony in Detroit, MI.
2016-oct-24Port VisitPort Visit US LCS-7 USS Detroit visited Windsor, ON for 5 days.
2016-dec-30HomeportHomeport US LCS-7 USS Detroit NS Mayport.
2017-may-17Laid downLaid down US LCS-19 USS St. Louis at Marinette.
2017-sep-08Port VisitPort Visit US LCS-5 USS Milwaukee took up a safer mooring in Port of Jacksonville to shelter from Hurricane Irma, until 12 Sep.
2017-dec-16CommissionedCommissioned US LCS-9 USS Little Rock
2018-apr-18LaunchedLaunched US LCS-17 USS Indianapolis at Marinette, WI.
2018-aug-14Laid downLaid down US LCS-23 USS Cooperstown at Marinette, WI.
2018-oct-03Port VisitPort Visit US LCS-5 USS Milwaukee visited Baltimore for Fleet Week 2018.
2018-oct-20Port VisitPort Visit US LCS-17 USS Indianapolis stopped over at NS Great Lakes, IL.
2018-nov-12Port VisitPort Visit US LCS-17 USS Indianapolis visited CFB Halifax during delivery voyage.
2018-nov-17CommissionedCommissioned US LCS-11 USS Sioux City in a ceremony at Anapolis, MD.
2019-junPort VisitPort Visit US LCS-15 USS Billings collided with vessel Rosaire Desgagnes while departing Montreal.
2019-aug-03CommissionedCommissioned US LCS-15 USS Billings at Key West, FL.
2019-oct-26CommissionedCommissioned US LCS-17 USS Indianapolis
2019-oct-31DeploymentDeployment US LCS-7 USS Detroit assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Two
departed Mayport for Caribbean counter-narcotics operation (4th Fleet area), with HSC-22 Det 3 embarked. Finally returned to Mayport on 11 Jul 2020.
2020-jan-19LaunchedLaunched US LCS-23 USS Cooperstown at Marinette, WI.
2020-mar-18AircraftAircraft US LCS-7 USS Detroit swapped Ships Flight for HSC-22 Det 5 airframe.
2020-aug-08CommissionedCommissioned US LCS-19 USS St. Louis
2021-jun-15LaunchedLaunched US LCS-21 USS Minneapolis / St. Paul at Marinette.
2021-jun-30DeploymentDeployment US LCS-15 USS Billings assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Eight
departed on maiden deployment to US 4th Fleet area of operations, running counter-narcotics missions in the Caribbean Sea, with an MH-60 of HSC-28 (det).
2021-dec-14DeploymentDeployment US LCS-5 USS Milwaukee assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Two
departed NS Mayport for counter-narcotics deployment in the Caribbean Sea, until return on 2 Apr. HSC-22, Det 5 embarked.
2022-jan-20Port VisitPort Visit US LCS-5 USS Milwaukee 5 day visit to Puerto Rico.
2022-may-21CommissionedCommissioned US LCS-21 USS Minneapolis / St. Paul in Duluth, MN.
2022-sep-03Port VisitPort Visit US LCS-11 USS Sioux City arrived in HMNB Devonport.
2022-sep-07Port VisitPort Visit US LCS-21 USS Minneapolis / St. Paul Baltimore Fleet Week at Inner Harbor.









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