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

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) from Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, ...

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

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 ...

The U.S. Navy announced it has accepted delivery of the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) on July 11, marking the completion of the ...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 28, 2017 ” The U.S. Navy has conducted qualification trials on the USS Detroit littoral combat ship built by a Lockheed Martin-led (NYSE: LMT) industry team to check the ...