Hull designations, which are essential for identifying, categorizing, and differentiating these ships, also fall into this category. A hull designation is simply an alphanumeric code the Navy ...

Littoral Combat Ships are Breaking Apart at Sea. Posted: June 12, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. Independence class Littoral Combat Ships are suffering hull cracking in multiple locations ...

The Malaysian government has signed a US$10.4 million contract for Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launchers to be installed on the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) frigate KD Jebat, and has issued a $189.3 ...

The U.S. Navy announced it has completed acceptance trials for the final Independence variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the ...

BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — The U.S. Navy is sending the USS Billings up Narragansett Bay to be part of Bristol’s Fourth of July Celebration.. The 378-foot Freedom-class littoral combat ship will ...

Sailors with the USS Oscar Austin were awarded Combat Action Ribbons for providing air and missile defense during deployments to the Red Sea.

LOS ANGELES -- Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building after a week of protests against immigration raids, while communities across the country are preparing for ...

USS Sampson (DDG-102) left from San Diego to relieve the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston (LCS-18), “continuing the Navy’s role in maritime operations that support ...

The USS Sampson, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, left its homeport in San Diego on Tuesday to replace the USS Charleston, a littoral combat ship, in supporting the border operations that ...

The new ship will have an overall length of 173.9 m, a beam of 23 m, and a full-load displacement of approximately 20,000 tonnes. It will have a top speed of 21 kt, a range of 6,000 n miles at 13 ...

Commander Bill Golden, center, commanding officer of the littoral combat ship USS Canberra’s (LCS-30) Blue Crew, gives a tour of the ship’s bridge in Manama, Bahrain, May 26, 2025.