US Navy launches 13th Freedom-variant LCS – USS Marinette

NAVSEA press release

Named for the city in which it is being built, Marinette will become only the second Navy ship named in the city’s honor and the first commissioned ship. The first Marinette (YTB-79), a Natick-class large harbor tug, entered service in 1967 and  operated  in the Fifth Naval District headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia.

The littoral combat ship (LCS) class consists of the Freedom variant and Independence variant, designed and built by two industry teams. Lockheed Martin leads the production of the Freedom-variant.

Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corp. built LCS 25, the 13th Freedom-variant ship. Currently, 11 LCSs of both variants are under construction.

LCS is a highly maneuverable, lethal and adaptable ship designed to support focused mine countermeasures, anti-submarine and surface warfare missions. The Freedom-variant LCS integrates new technology and capability to support current and future mission capability, from deep water to the littorals.

Future USS Marinette (LCS 25) has been launched into the Menominee River on October 31 (Credit: Lockheed Martin/FMM)

LCS is designed to serve a variety of missions today, and is easily adapted to serve future and evolving missions tomorrow.

• It is flexible — with 40 percent of the hull easily reconfigurable, LCS is designed to serve today’s missions and can be outfitted with additional and evolved capabilities, including over-the-horizon missiles, and advanced electronic warfare systems and radars.
• It is lethal — standard equipped with Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) and a Mark 110 gun, capable of firing 220 rounds per minute.
• It is fast — capable of speeds in excess of 40 knots.
• It is automated — with the most efficient staffing of any combat ship.

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