The littoral combat ship USS Canberra arrived at the U.S. naval base in Bahrain last week, the first of four new vessels expected to replace aging mine countermeasures ships in the Middle East, ...

The Littoral Combat Ship was supposed to be the Navy's next big breakthrough — a lightweight, fast, and flexible vessel designed to operate close to shorelines, where larger warships struggled. But ...

Key Points & Summary - The idea: The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) was designed to be a small, fast, and modular “streetfighter” for the littorals, capable of swapping mission packages and outrunning ...

Families welcome the USS Savannah as it returns to Naval Base San Diego. (Photo by Kassandra Alanis/U.S. Navy) The littoral combat ship USS Savannah returned to Naval Base San Diego this week ...

A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) was launched from the flight deck of littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara while operating in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 16, 2025. In a press release, ...

Royal Thai Navy service members prepare for the arrival of the USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) following sea-phase exercises on July 14, 2025. US Air Force photo The Navy has relieved the commanding ...

The U.S. Navy is retiring every active Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) it has… while simultaneously finishing six brand-new ships of the same class. On the surface, that sounds like déjà vu ...

The newest ship in the Navy, the USS Pierre, was commissioned Saturday in Panama City, Fla.: “Welcome to the fleet,” said Navy Secretary John Phelan, who gave the keynote address. Pierre is the 19th ...

Littoral Combat Ship USS Pierre (LCS-38) is the 19th, and final, Independence-variant littoral combat ship constructed. Pierre is the third ship named in honor of South Dakota’s capital city, and the ...

CLEVELAND — The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31), the final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, marking the end of more than two decades of construction on the ...