U.S. Navy Commissions 12th Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship

Defensemirror.com Bureau
06:01 AM, May 9, 2023
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Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 23 'USS Cooperstown'

The U.S. Navy today commissioned Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 23, USS Cooperstown – the nation’s twelfth Freedom-variant LCS – at Pier 88 in New York, New York.

Freedom-variant Littoral Combat ships have supported the Navy on various missions including several counter-illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in narcotics seizures. Most recently, the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship for the first time has deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet, as a measure of assurance for NATO allies and partners in Europe and Africa.

Lockheed Martin is in full-rate production and has delivered 13 ships to the U.S. Navy. There are three ships in various stages of production. Next, Cooperstown will sail to its homeport of Mayport, Fla.

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