LCS was originally inspired by the concept of a small (500 ton), nimble, heavily armed “Streetfighter” of a ship capable of duking it out with large ships while operating in coastal regions and island chains.
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program has been fraught with problems since its conception in the early 2000s. USS Coronado was just commissioned in 2014, making it less than six years old. USS Independence, the lead ship in the class, was commissioned in 2010. It also wants to retire the first two ships of the Independence-class. The Navy wants to retire the first two ships from the Freedom class of Littoral Combat Ships, USS Freedom (above) and Fort Worth, commissioned into the fleet in 20, respectively. It’s unclear why the Navy wants to dump them when at the same time it is trying to reach a fleet of 355 ships by 2030. The four ships all have at least 10, if not 20 years of service in them but are currently non-deployable test ships not rated for combat. Navy wants to retire four ships of the controversial Littoral Combat Ship class, including one ship that is just six years old.
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