The Littoral Combat Ship was meant to be the Navy's big breakthrough, but became one of the most controversial chapters in ...

An analysis of the five worst ships in U.S. Navy history reveals a pattern of design flaws, conceptual mistakes, and tragic failures. -The list includes the USS Massachusetts, a battleship whose own ...

The delivery of the final Independence-class vessel closes a significant and controversial chapter in US naval shipbuilding ...

Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the ...

The final Independence-class LCS will now be retooled for mine warfare, and the ships may finally serve a helpful purpose, ...

Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) to the U.S. Navy on July 11, 2025.

The ship, which cost nearly $600 million to build, is the last Independence-class LCS to be built for the Navy.

USS Pierre departs Austal USA shipyard to conduct acceptance trials in Mobile, Ala., in June 2025. The Navy said on June 23, 2025, that the Independence-class littoral combat ship had completed ...

Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship to the Navy Friday, the shipbuilder announced. Future ...

The US Navy’s Programme Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced on 11 July that the service has ...