Latest "littoral combat ship" stories

Former ship XO pleads guilty to sharing child sexual abuse content

Gregory Edward McLean previously served as the executive officer of the littoral combat ship Minneapolis-St. Paul.

By Diana Stancy Correll

2 days ago

Navy mothballs, commissions littoral combat ships back-to-back

Littoral combat ships are expected to serve 25 years. But the Little Rock and the Detroit were less than a decade old.

By Diana Stancy Correll

2 months ago

Can the US Navy save money by accepting the LCS as a sunk cost?

Decommissioning these ships early amounts to a loss of almost $7 billion based on analysis by Defense News.

By Noah Robertson

2 months ago

Navy decommissions littoral combat ship Milwaukee

The ship, which was designed to serve for 25 years, is one of the Freedom-class variants that the Navy is mothballing early.

By Diana Stancy Correll

3 months ago

Some in Sioux City bristle at namesake ship’s early retirement

The littoral combat ship Sioux City cost $460 million and was retired after less than five years of service.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 months ago

Navy decommissions LCS Sioux City after less than five years at sea

The ship was commissioned in November 2018.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 months ago

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