July 13 (UPI) --The 13th littoral combat ship, to be designated the USS Wichita, completed acceptance trials this week in Lake Michigan in preparation for delivery later this year. Lockheed Martin ...

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

The future littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) conducts acceptance trials in July. Lockheed Martin photo. A new Littoral Combat Ship will commission on Saturday and head up a new mine ...

USS Freedom (LCS 1), San Diego, CA PCU Sioux City (LCS 11) - under construction PCU Wichita (LCS 13) - in pre-production phase PCU Billings (LCS 15) - in pre-production phase USS Fort Worth (LCS 3 ...

USS Wichita (LCS-13) conducts acceptance trials on Lake Michigan on July 11, 2018. Lockheed Martin photo. The Navy is optimistic it will deploy three Littoral Combat Ships by this fall ...

Shortly after leaving Detroit, the U.S. Navy announced that its next Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ship the USS Wichita would be commissioned in early January 2019. The commissioning ceremony is ...

While in town for the crest unveiling of USS WICHITA on the Fourth of July weekend, LCS Crew 110 Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Shockey Snyder and a handful of Officers and Sailors from his crew kept ...

As new ships are being prepared, however, the Navy has already scheduled four more Mayport LCS — Indianapolis and the USS Wichita, USS Billings and USS St. Louis — to be decommissioned and ...

MARINETTE (WLUK) - The future USS Wichita, currently known as LCS 13, has been moved into its launch position at Marinette Marine. The littoral combat ship will be launched on Sept. 17.

Meanwhile, the oldest LCS on the chopping block is the Independence ... The other ships planned for foreign military sale include the USS Montgomery, USS Wichita, USS Billings, and the USS ...