The Littoral Combat Ship is the Navys newest class of warship.

Trimaran lcs. The INDEPENDENCE variant LCS is an aluminum Stabilized Slender Trimaran ship and the FREEDOM variant LCS is a steel Double Chine Advanced Semi-Planing Monohull ship. The future USS Manchester LCS 14 rolls out of the Austal final assembly bay May 12 2016. The Lockheed Martin design is a derivative of a super-fast ship built by Fincantieri called the Destriero which was a yacht sponsored by Aga Khan IV specifically to cross the Atlantic Ocean in record time.

The 102-metre Condor Liberation is an evolution of Austals landmark 2005 trimaran ferry Benchijigua Express in every sense - optimising performance seakeeping fuel efficiency passenger comfort and payload to deliver a truly next generation transportation solution. Launching a Trimaran LCS The future USS Manchester enters the water in a careful deliberate process. Navy awarded a final design contract for the Littoral Combat Ship LCS to Bath Iron Works.

The first order for a prototype was awarded to the BIW and Austal LCS team in October 2005 and a contract for a second BIW and Austal LCS was awarded by the Navy in May 2009. Austal delivered its 12th trimaran LCS to the US Navy on June 29th. Senator Ellison said the Triton is a significant boost to Australias border protection capabilities and combating illegal fishing in northern Australian waters.

The first LCS the monohull USS Freedom completed its sea trials and acceptance inspections in 2009. The US Navy has awarded a contract to a Bath Iron Works-led team for the construction of Coronado LCS 4 the second Littoral Combat Ship LCS to feature an innovative high-speed trimaran hull. Still the former piece concedes that this speed is much slower than the American LCS and that the Chinese trimaran could be inferior in terms of sensors as well as deck and hangar space too.

The Independence Class LCS uses the trimaran design and tests by the US Navy have shown it provides significant benefits to naval operations including the largest usable payload volume per tonne of ship displacement of all US Navy surface combatants a large flight deck that has facilitated near-simultaneous operation of two helicopters proven capability of operating the large H-53. This impressive trimaran was delivered to Condor Ferries of the UK in December 2014. The design of the high-speed trimaran was produced by the General Dynamics consortium for the Navys LCS program and competes with the Lockheed Martin-designed Freedom variant.

USS Independence LCS-2 is the lead ship for the Independence variant and will be the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the concept of independence. Zelenodolsk Design Bureau ZPKB Trimaran Vessel Concept SAR could be Russias future Littoral Combat Ship LCS This military concept is being considered as a possible patrol vessel by the Russian Navy and for some potential foreign customers. It has the capability to stay at sea for extended periods and travel at speeds of up to 20 knots.