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Independence-class littoral combat ship

Austal-built littoral combat ship class, distinct from the Freedom variant.

by Austal USA

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Independence-class littoral combat ships USS Coronado and USS Independence underway

Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Navy) · Resized and reencoded as WebP with metadata removed; no additional crop.

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  1. 1.
    OtherInside the Navy’s $500M Littoral Combat Ship

    Sam Eckholm · Jul 14, 2024 · Supports: System · name

    “Independence Class”
  2. 2.
    Government recordNavy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) > Naval Sea Systems Command > Article View

    Supports: System

    “the Independence variant, built by Austal USA”

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