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Hull Designations LCS-# Littoral Combat Ship FSF-# Fast sea frame
Sea Fighter class 1 planned 1 completed 0 commissioned SWATH Catamaran hull Radical new design for littoral combat ships Designed by BMT Nigel Gee ltd.
Sea Fighter FSF-1 Laid down: June 5, 2003 Commissioned: N/A* Draft: 11.5’ Top Speed: 55 knots/ ~100 kmh/ ~62 mph * The Sea fighter is in service with the USN, but has not been commissioned Sea fighter during construction
Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship Flight 0 Semi-planing Monohull resembling that of a battleship 6 planned 3 laid down 2 commissioned 6 named Competing with the Independence class for a contract of 55 ships Designed by Lockheed Martin ™
USS Freedom Lead ship LCS-1 Laid Down: June 5, 2005 Commissioned: November 8, 2008 Draft: 12.8’ Top Speed: 47 knots/ 87 kph/ 54 mph 3000 tons LCS-1 Underway, September 2009
USS Fort Worth 2 nd ship LCS-3 Laid down: July 11, 2009 Commissioned: September 22, 2012 Draft: 13’ Top speed: 45 knots/ 52 mph/ 83 kmh 2862 tons Making a big splash when being christened
PCU Milwaukee 3 rd ship LCS-5 Laid down: October 27, 2011 Commissioned: N/A Top Speed: N/A tons
PCU Detroit 4 th ship LCS-7 Laid down: N/A Commissioned: N/A Top Speed: N/A tons
PCU Little Rock 5 th ship LCS-9 Laid down: N/A Commissioned: N/A Top Speed: N/A tons
PCU Sioux City 6 th and final ship LCS-11 Laid down: N/A Commissioned: N/A Top Speed: N/A tons
Independence Class Flight 0 12 planned 1 commissioned 3 laid down Trimaran Hull Competing with the Freedom class for a contract of 55 ships Designed by General Dynamics ™ 6 named
USS Independence Lead ship LCS-2 Laid Down: January 19, 2006 Commissioned: January 16, 2010 Top Speed: 44 knots (51 mph, 81 kmh) 2784 tons Being prepared for launching, April 27, 2008
PCU Coronado 2 nd ship LCS-4 Laid Down: December 17, 2009 Commissioned: N/A Top Speed 47 knots (54 mph, 87 kmh 2784 tons below: being rolled out (or floated out), January 9, 2012 Up: Same event, different view
PCU Jackson 3 rd ship LCS-6 Laid Down: N/A Commissioned: N/A Top Speed: N/A 1
PCU Montgomery 4 th ship LCS-8 Laid Down: N/A Commissioned: N/A Top Speed: N/A 1
PCU Gabrielle Giffords LCS-10 5 th ship Laid Down: N/A Commissioned: N/A Top Speed: N/A 1
PCU Omaha LCS-12 6 th and final ship Laid Down: N/A Commissioned: N/A Top Speed: N/A 1
Notes 1. Top speed unknown due to never been in the water to find out
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