Program Executive Office Ships - LCS (original) (raw)

| DDG 1000 LCS 1 DDG 51 CG 47 FFG 7 LHD 1 LHA(R) LPD-17 T-AKE 1 MPF(F) JHSV Other Amphibious Ships Other Auxiliary Ships Mine Warfare Support Ships Small Boats Ship Transfer Inactive Ships Donation Artificial Reefing Quick Links Chief of Naval Operations MWR Bureau of Naval Personnel Naval Safety Ships in Spotlight Site Map | | | Littoral Combat Ship The transformation of the Navy's surface combatant fleet starts with highly capable, multi-mission Destroyers, advanced Cruisers and a new breed of focused mission ships, the Littoral Combat Ship. Freedom (LCS 1) First Littoral Combat Ship Christened Marinette, Wis. (Sept. 23, 2006) – The nation’s first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1) – the inaugural ship in an entirely new class of U.S. Navy surface warships – prepares to make a side launch during her christening at the Marinette Marine shipyard. The agile 377-foot Freedom -- designed and built by a team led by Lockheed Martin -- will help the U.S. Navy defeat growing littoral, or close-to-shore, threats and provide access and dominance in coastal water battle-space. Displacing 3,000 metric tons and with a capability of reaching speeds well over 40 knots, Freedom will be a fast, maneuverable and networked surface combatant with operational flexibility to execute focused missions, such as mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare and humanitarian relief. Photo released courtesy Lockheed Martin. 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