USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (LCS-21)

Lockheed Martin Delivers 12th Freedom-Class LCS Cooperstown

Cooperstown (LCS-23) during sea trials. Lockheed Martin Photo

The Navy took delivery of the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship Cooperstown (LCS-23) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wis., Naval Sea Systems Command announced late last week.

Coopertown is the 12th Freedom-class variant that Lockheed Martin turned over to the Navy and the second delivered with a fix to the complex gearing mechanism that links the ship’s gas turbines to its diesel engines.

USS Minneapolis-Saint...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/26/lockheed-martin-delivers-12th-freedom-class-lcs-cooperstown

Danish Training Ship Hits LCS USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul in Baltimore Harbor

Screen capture of a video of Royal Danish Navy training ship Danmark hitting USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul in Baltimore Inner Harbor on Sept. 11, 2022. 

A Danish training ship hit one of the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships in the Baltimore Inner Harbor on Sunday, USNI News has learned.
The Royal Danish Navy’s Danmark hit USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) while the Freedom-class LCS was parked at the Baltimore pier for Fleet Week. No U.S. sailors were injured during the incident, according to...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/12/danish-training-ship-hits-lcs-uss-minneapolis-saint-paul-in-baltimore-harbor

HASC Adopts Amendment for $37B Boost to Defense Topline, Restores 5 Littoral Combat Ships

The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11), front, transits the Tyrrhenian Sea alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on May 16, 2022. US Navy Photo

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment that would authorize a $37 billion increase to the annual policy bill’s topline and save five Littoral Combat Ships from decommissioning.

The amendment, proposed by Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Elaine Luria (D-Va.), would...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/22/hasc-adopts-amendment-for-37b-boost-to-defense-topline-restores-5-littoral-combat-ships

HASC Chairman’s Mark Says Navy Can Shed 9 Littoral Combat Ships, Saves 4 Amphibs         

The nine in-commission Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships the Navy is proposing to decommission as part of the FY 2023 budget. US Navy Photos

The House Armed Services Committee chairman’s mark would allow the Navy to retire its nine Littoral Combat Ships as scheduled, USNI News understands.

A draft of the bill, obtained by USNI News, does not prevent the Navy from decommissioning the Freedom-class LCSs the service asked to retire in its Fiscal Year 2023 budget request.

The subject of the LCS...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/17/hasc-chairmans-mark-says-navy-can-shed-9-littoral-combat-ships-saves-4-amphibs

Senate Defense Authorization Bill Halts Half of Navy’s Planned Ship Retirements

Dry dock flooding begins for the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG-69) departure from BAE Systems Ship Repair dry dock pier on June 10, 2021. US Navy Photo

Senate authorizers want to stop the Navy from retiring half the ships it planned to decommission next year, according to a summary of the bill.

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s Fiscal Year 2023 defense authorization bill would halt the Navy’s plans to retire 12 ships, half of the 24 the service proposed...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/16/senate-defense-authorization-bill-halts-half-of-navys-planned-ship-retirements

House Appropriators Want Navy to Save 5 Littoral Combat Ships From Decommissioning

The nine in-commission Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships the Navy is proposing to decommission as part of the FY 2023 budget. US Navy Photos

House appropriators want the Navy to keep five Littoral Combat Ships but will allow the service to decommission four, according to text of the Fiscal Year 2023 defense spending bill.
The legislation, released today by the House Appropriations Committee, would complicate the Navy’s plans to decommission nine Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships next year.

Th...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/14/house-appropriators-want-navy-to-save-5-littoral-combat-ships-from-decommissioning

Navy Could Transfer Decommissioned Littoral Combat Ships to Allies, Says CNO

The nine in-commission Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships the Navy is proposing to decommission as part of the FY 2023 budget. US Navy Photos

The Navy could transfer the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships it plans to decommission to other countries, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday told lawmakers today.

Testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee defense subcommittee, Gilday suggested the panel assess the possibility of transferring the ships to countries in South America,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/26/navy-could-transfer-decommissioned-littoral-combat-ships-to-allies-says-cno

Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City Headed to Middle East After European Tour

USS Sioux City (LCS 11) transits the Atlantic Ocean, May 3. Sioux City is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trey Fowler)

After a two year delay, the first Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship is operating in the Eastern Atlantic and on its way to the Middle East, USNI News has...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/06/littoral-combat-ship-uss-sioux-city-headed-to-middle-east-after-european-tour

Congress Orders Pause on Second Frigate Shipyard Until Navy Proves Design

Rendering of USS Constellation (FFG-62). Fincantieri Image

THE PENTAGON – The Navy is dialing back its planned build rate for the Constellation-class guided-missile frigates (FFG-62) following a congressional mandate for the service to reduce risk in the design, according to language in the recently completed Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bill.

Based on the last complete 30-year shipbuilding plan the Navy issued with the FY 2021 budget request, the service was set to start a two-per-year...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/30/congress-orders-pause-on-second-frigate-shipyard-until-navy-proves-design

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