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Does the US Navy’s LCS finally have a mission?

The Navy has retired most of its dedicated minesweeping vessels—but the Littoral Combat Ship has the same capabilities and ...
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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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 ...
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This is the fastest warship US Navy has ever built

The Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship is one of the fastest combat ships ever built for the U.S. Navy. Powered by gas ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

USS Kingsville, one of the last new Indy-class littoral combat ships, passes sea trials, will homeport in San Diego

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.
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Navy christens USS Kingsville, one of the last Independence-class littoral combat ships

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 ...
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Navy commissions the USS Pierre, last Independence-class littoral combat ship

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Pierre littoral combat ship sails into Panama City, Florida. The U.S. Navy commissioned the 19th and final ...
The National Interest

The US Navy Accepts Its Final Littoral Combat Ship

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 ...
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Navy commissions the USS Kingsville, one of the last new littoral combat ships

The USS Kingsville is officially a part of the U.S. Navy. The ship was commissioned on Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The USS Kingsville, an ...