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Littoral Combat Ship
![US Navy To Retire First 4 Littoral Combat Ships US Navy To Retire First 4 Littoral Combat Ships](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-48149241117_953250baa0_b-1.jpg)
US Navy To Retire First 4 Littoral Combat Ships
By Ankit Panda
The short-lived and troubled class of ships begins its sunset.
![South China Sea: US Littoral Combat Ship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation South China Sea: US Littoral Combat Ship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-29.jpg)
South China Sea: US Littoral Combat Ship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation
By Ankit Panda
The FONOP marked the first known operation in the area so far in 2020.
![New Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials New Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-19.jpeg)
New Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The future USS St. Louis completed acceptance trials on Lake Michigan this month.
![US Navy Sends Two Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ships to South China Sea US Navy Sends Two Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ships to South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1000w-q95.jpg)
US Navy Sends Two Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ships to South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Two U.S. Navy littoral combat ships have been conducting missions in the contested waters this month.
![US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship USS Indianapolis US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship USS Indianapolis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-76697286-410014776352982-800594110271455232-o.jpg)
US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship USS Indianapolis
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The latest littoral combat ship entered service with the Navy’s active fleet on October 26.
![US and Singapore Navies Sink Target Ship: Why It Matters US and Singapore Navies Sink Target Ship: Why It Matters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-02oct19-nr2-1.jpg)
US and Singapore Navies Sink Target Ship: Why It Matters
By Steven Stashwick
Exercise Pacific Griffin 2019 featured LCS firing new anti-ship missile.
![US Navy Deploys Littoral Combat Ship Armed With New Naval Strike Missile to Pacific US Navy Deploys Littoral Combat Ship Armed With New Naval Strike Missile to Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rms15_nsm_pic01_lg.jpg)
US Navy Deploys Littoral Combat Ship Armed With New Naval Strike Missile to Pacific
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS Gabrielle Giffords has deployed to the Indo-Pacific region earlier this month carrying a new over-the-horizon anti-ship missile.
![US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1000w_q95-1.jpg)
US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy commissioned the eight Freedom-class variant littoral combat ship on August 3.
![New Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials New Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1.jpg)
New Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The future USS Indianapolis completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan last month.
![US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Arrives in Singapore for Rotational Deployment US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Arrives in Singapore for Rotational Deployment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-190706-n-ni298-0136.jpg)
US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Arrives in Singapore for Rotational Deployment
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS Montgomery arrived in Singapore on July 6 as part of a rotational deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.
![US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-uss-oakland-christening-640x360.jpg)
US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The service’s newest littoral combat ship was launched in Mobile, Alabama on June 29.
![US Navy Deploys Littoral Combat Ship to Indo-Pacific Region For First Time Since 2016 US Navy Deploys Littoral Combat Ship to Indo-Pacific Region For First Time Since 2016](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-48149241117_953250baa0_b-1.jpg)
US Navy Deploys Littoral Combat Ship to Indo-Pacific Region For First Time Since 2016
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Independence-class USS Montgomery made a port call in the Philippines on June 29.
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