Charleston (LCS 18), the ninth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) constructed by shipbuilder Austal USA, completed acceptance trials in mid-July, marking the final significant milestone ...
USS Charleston conducted the first set of overseas mine-countermeasures operations. (US Navy) The littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Charleston (LCS 18) recently completed the first set of overseas ...
USS Wichita (LCS-13) conducts acceptance trials on Lake Michigan on July 11, 2018. Lockheed Martin photo. The Navy is optimistic it will deploy three Littoral Combat Ships by this fall, after not ...