There are two versions of the Littoral Combat Ship.
Trimaran littoral ship. The other with an entirely different hull design a trimaran is built by Austal USA in Mobile Alabama. A new frigate design being built for Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Navy bears a striking resemblance to the US. The General Dynamics LCS is a far different ship to the Lockheed Martin LCS with the secret to its remarkable speed and agility being the aluminium trimaran.
Navy has approved funding for the construction of a second General Dynamics trimaran version of Littoral Combat Ship LCS featuring an innovative high-speed trimaran. Austal delivered its 12th trimaran LCS to the US Navy on June 29th. Navy is close to receiving its 21st Littoral Combat Ship.
Uniquely the Austal LCS has successfully synthesised the significant hydrodynamic and seakeeping advantages of the trimaran hullform with the weight and powering efficiencies of a robust aluminium structure to create a shallow draft war-ship that truly deserves to be. One is built in Wisconsin by Lockheed Martin teamed with Fincantieris Marinette Marine. Littoral Combat Ship LCS Austals Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship LCS developed for the US Navy is a high-speed agile multi-mission combatant.
USS Freedom the lead monohull LCS will follow her cousin into retirement in. Versatile Littoral Combat Ship LCS Austal has engineered a seaframe design that breaks the bounds of naval convention. About The Littoral Combat Ship LCS In 2004 the US.
December 21 2006 The US. Navy awarded a final design contract for the Littoral Combat Ship LCS to Bath Iron Works. The trimaran is.
The Littoral Combat Ship is the Navys newest class of warship. Navys littoral combat ship. The INDEPENDENCE variant LCS is an aluminum Stabilized Slender Trimaran ship and the FREEDOM variant LCS is a steel Double Chine.