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US Navy commissions final Independence-variant LCS USS Pierre

The US Navy has commissioned the USS Pierre (LCS 38), its 19 th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), on 15 November in Panama City, Florida. John Phelan, Secretary of the US Navy ...
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Final Independence-class combat ship delivered to Navy

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of ...
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The last ‘little crappy ship’: What’s the future for the US Navy’s troubled LCS?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The future USS Cleveland (LCS 31) arrives in Cleveland, Ohio, May 9, 2026, ahead of its commissioning ceremony. - U.S. Navy The US ...
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A look inside the USS Pierre, the last Independence-variant LCS

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Navy’s newest and final Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship is ready to join the fleet. The USS Pierre is set to be commissioned at the Port of Panama City this ...
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Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy successfully completed acceptance trials for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama the week of June 9. These trials, marking the final ...
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The US Navy’s Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Just Set Sail

The Independence-class LCS has been re-adapted for use as a minesweeper, although there are concerns that its aluminum hull might not be ideally suited for that purpose. Delivery of LCS-38 marked the ...
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Austal USA Delivers Last Independence-Variant LCS to USN

Austal USA reports the U.S. Navy officially took delivery today, July 11, of the future USS Pierre, the final ship of the Independence program. LCS 38 is the 19th Independence-variant Littoral Combat ...
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Navy Commissions Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship as Troubled Program Winds Down

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 ...
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Austal USA hands over final Independence-variant LCS to US Navy

The future USS Pierre (LCS 38) conducts sea trials in Mobile, Alabama. Credit: Austal USA/NAVSEA. The US Navy took possession of the newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future ...
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Surface Forces: LCS Renaissance

July 28, 2025: U.S. Navy is allowing the Marine Corps to have several trimaran Independence class Littoral Combat Ships/LCS ships as Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization/LEON vessels. In plant ...
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Navy Sends Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston to Support Southern Border Mission

An MH-60S Knighthawk assigned to the ‘Blackjacks’ of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 departs from Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) in the Strait of Malacca, ...