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The U.S. Navy’s Big Littoral Combat Ship Mistake Still Stings

Key Points and Summary - As the final Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is delivered, a review of the program's mixed legacy shows it was a gamble that didn't pay off. -Conceived in the post-9/11 era for low ...
Forbes

Fincantieri Marinette Marine Delivered Final Freedom-Class LCS

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31) from Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) in Marinette, Wisconsin, November 26. All good things come to an end, and sometimes the ...
CNN

The last ‘little crappy ship’: What’s the future for the US Navy’s troubled LCS?

“An experiment that didn’t work,” said another. And an expensive one. The price of the program is pegged at $60 billion, but a 2023 report from the investigative journalism site ProPublica said the ...
Aviation Week

LCS-1 Cuts Short Initial Singapore Underway

The U.S. Navy had to cut short the first extended underway in Singapore for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1), the USS Freedom, apparently because of continuing issues with the ship’s coolant system, ...
Yahoo

USS Cleveland, Mayport's final LCS, reaches homeport after commissioning

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Navy's final Freedom-class littoral combat ship, the USS Cleveland, arrived at Naval Station Mayport June 11, almost four ...