U.S. Navy forces, led by the USS Canberra Independence-variant littoral combat ship and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol ...

The US Navy doesn’t build warships to be cautionary tales. Yet the Littoral Combat Ship program has become exactly that — a fascinating, expensive, and deeply instructive lesson in the gap between ...

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 ...

The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Pierre (LCS 38), the 19th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship, on Friday in Panama City, Florida, marking the end of a program that has struggled to meet ...

The US Navy commissioned the last of its 35 littoral combat ships, the USS Cleveland, earlier this month at a pier in its namesake Ohio city. “Steel. Strength. Power,” acting Secretary of the Navy ...

SAN DIEGO – U.S. Navy Sailors from the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre (LCS 38) visited Pierre, South Dakota, June 28 through July 5, to provide Sailors the opportunity to learn ...

The U.S. Navy has commissioned USS Pierre, its very last Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship, bringing a challenging acquisition program one step closer to a close. Only one Freedom-class LCS is ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) departed Naval Base San Diego April 8 and arrived at its new homeport of Portland, Ore. April 12. While Savannah is ...