USS Freedom (LCS-1) is the lead ship of the Freedom-class littoral combat ship for the United States Navy. She is the third vessel to be so named after the concept of freedom. She is the design competitor produced by the Lockheed Martin consortium, in competition with the General Dynamics–designed USS Independence.

Oct 4, 2021 · USS Freedom (LCS-1) was decommissioned on Sept. 29 at Naval Base San Diego after 13 years in the fleet. The decommissioning service was limited to ship plankowners and former crew members due to safety measures in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Navy originally ordered two Freedom-class LCSs, the lead ship Freedom (LCS-1) and Fort Worth (LCS-3), announced in March 2009 by then-Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter; the Freedom class is assigned odd hull numbers, with the Independence class using even numbers.

SHIP: FREEDOM (LCS 1) is the first of her class and the first of her kind. A fast, agile, and networked surface ship, FREEDOM will employ focused-mission packages outfitted with both manned...

Jan 16, 2010 · The LCS 1 and follow-on ships (LCS 3, LCS 5, LCS 7, etc.) are open-ocean capable, but are designed to defeat growing littoral threats and provide access and dominance in the coastal water...

Feb 8, 2010 · The Freedom (LCS 1) is the lead ship of the Freedom-class of littoral combat ships (LCS) and the third United States Navy ship to be named for the concept of freedom. The construction contract was awarded to Lockheed Martin's LCS team (Lockheed Martin, Gibbs & Cox, Marinette Marine, Bollinger Shipyards) in May 2004.

USS Freedom (LCS 1) conducts visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training off the coast of Southern California. The training marked the first time a littoral combat ship, an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter and an SH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter conducted integrated VBSS training - …

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USS FREEDOM was the lead ship of the FREEDOM - class of Littoral Combat Ships and the Lockheed Martin consortium's design for the Navy's littoral combat ship program. It was a monohull design and competed with General Dynamics's USS …

Oct 9, 2015 · The USS Freedom (from navy.mil) The USS Freedom was the first littoral, or close to shore, combat ship built by The Marinette Marine Corporation. Mission adaptability is what makes this ship class so unique.