What is a Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship?
The Independence class is a class of littoral combat ships built for the United States Navy. The hull design evolved from a project at Austal to design a high speed, 40 knot cruise ship. Initially two ships were approved, to compete with Lockheed Martin’s Freedom-class design.
What are the two classes of Littoral Combat Ships?
The Freedom class and the Independence class are the first two LCS variants. Each is slightly smaller than the U.S. Navy’s Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate but larger than Cyclone-class patrol ships.
Why are the littoral combat ships being decommissioned?
Several older Littoral Combat Ships are also being decommissioned due to the high cost of upgrading them. “The bottom line is, it’s a zero-sum game. Every dollar you spend to keep those [LCS’] going is $1 you can spend on these other, I think, higher priorities” said Rep.
Is the Independence class stealth?
The Independence class is the second class (the first class was the Freedom class) of an entirely new type of ship—the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). These ships are small, agile, stealthy, and speedy surface vessels optimized for littoral operations (operations close to shore) against small craft.
Is the Navy still in San Diego?
Naval Base San Diego, also known as 32nd Street Naval Station, is the second largest surface ship base of the United States Navy and is located in San Diego, California….
| Naval Base San Diego | |
|---|---|
| Website | |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1922–present |
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What happened to the USS Independence CV 62?
Independence was decommissioned in 1998 after 39 years of active service. Stored in recent years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, the ex-Independence was towed beginning on 10 March 2017 to Brownsville, Texas for scrapping.
How fast is a Littoral Combat Ship?
Freedom-class littoral combat ship
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Speed | 47 knots (87 km/h; 54 mph) (sea state 3) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Endurance | 21 days (336 hours) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 11 m (36 ft) RHIB, 12 m (39 ft) high-speed boats |
Who makes Littoral Combat Ship?
Lockheed Martin
The LCS class consists of two variants, the Freedom variant and the Independence variant, designed and built by two industry teams. The Freedom variant team is led by Lockheed Martin (for the odd-numbered hulls, e.g. LCS 1).
