Littoral Combat Ship 13, to be designated the USS Wichita, completed acceptance trials July 12 in Lake Michigan in preparation for delivery to the U.S. Navy in late summer 2018. By Stephen Carlson ...

The future USS Wichita (LCS-13) will become the Navy’s first littoral combat ship focused on mine-countermeasures when commissioned Saturday.

The Freedom and Independence variant of the Littoral Combat Ship is the U.S. Navy’s newest warship and is a fast, ... Wis., USS Freedom (LCS 1) was delivered to the Navy on ... (LCS 13) and ...

The ship, which cost nearly $600 million to build, is the last Independence-class LCS to be built for the Navy.

In an August 2023 contract notice it was revealed that the USS Wichita (LCS 13) would undergo a diesel engine replacement ...

The Littoral Combat Ship -- better known as the "LCS" or more recently, the "frigate" ... USS Wichita(LCS 13), slid into the Menominee River in Wisconsin just last week.

The Navy’s last Independence-class littoral combat ship successfully completed sea trials this month, a bittersweet milestone for a group of vessels that were once planned to be a bigger part of the ...

USS Beloit, the US Navy's new littoral combat ship, was commissioned on Saturday. Known as LCS 29, the warship is designed for operations in both shallow waters and open seas.

The USS Beloit is the second-to-last Freedom-class LCS to be constructed, with the final vessel, the USS Cleveland (LCS 31), provided its ship’s crest earlier in 2024.. Following delivery, the ...

BOSTON — A new warship joins the fleet. The Navy last weekend commissioned the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LSC) USS Nantucket (LCS 27) in Boston, Massachusetts. “The crew, along with ...

MARINETTE, Wis., July 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 13, the future USS Wichita, completed Acceptance Trials in the waters of Lake Michigan. LCS 13 is the seventh Freedom ...