Goodbye ‘Freedom’ and ‘Independence’? US Navy plans to retire underpowered ships over objections from Congress ...News

USS Freedom and Independence are among the four littoral combat ships (LCS) the US Navy wants to mothball so it could free up funds for improvements elsewhere. First they have to convince a former officer now in Congress, though. USS Independence (LCS-2) will be decommissioned on July 31, while the Freedom (LCS-1) will join the reserve fleet at the end of September, Navy spokeswoman Commander Nicole Schwegman confirmed to the US Naval Institute (USNI) on Monday. The follow-on ships in both classes, Fort Worth and Coronado, are likewise supposed to be retired sometime this year. Navy to Decommission Littoral Combat Ships US

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