LCS : Littoral Combat Ship

Pourquoi pas nous , une seule unité, mais avec de vrais marins(du style beru, moi, le baud et bien d'autres ) et des équipes d'interventions MARINE pour les boarding (non cdo & kaktus)

October 4, 2008

General Dynamics Team-built Independence (LCS 2) Is Christened

MOBILE, Ala. -- The first Littoral Combat Ship built by the General Dynamics Team, Independence, was christened today at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile Bay.

U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama was the principal speaker. Other speakers included Donald Winter, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner of Alabama. Doreen A. Scott, wife of former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott, ceremonially named the ship by breaking the traditional bottle of champagne against its hull.

The Littoral Combat Ship is a key element of the Navy’s plan to address asymmetric threats of the twenty-first century. Intended to operate in coastal areas of the globe, the ship will be fast, highly maneuverable and geared to supporting mine detection/elimination, anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare, particularly against small surface craft.

The LCS 2 is the sixth U.S. Navy ship to be named Independence. Earlier ships were named for the attribute or abstract noun “independence.” The Navy will name its class of Littoral Combat Ships after towns or small cities.

The Independence moved from the Austal building hall to the water in April 2008 and entered the final stages of construction, including completion of outfitting, tests and system activation. The General Dynamics Team expects to deliver Independence to the Navy in 2009.

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is the prime contractor for the General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ship Team. Partners include Austal USA (Mobile, AL); BAE Systems (Rockville, MD); General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (Fairfax, Va.); L3 Communications Marine Systems (Leesburg, VA); Maritime Applied Physics Corporation (Baltimore, MD); and Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems (Baltimore, MD).

Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine, is a leading designer and builder of complex surface combatants for the U.S. Navy and employs approximately 5,900 people. General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 84,600 people worldwide and anticipates 2008 revenues of approximately $29.5 billion. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.


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Aerial photograph of Independence (crédits : General Dynamics Corporation)

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Dockside photograph of Independence (crédits : General Dynamics Corporation)

Source: http://www.gdlcs.com

RENARD a écrit:

Pourquoi pas nous , une seule unité, mais avec de vrais marins(du style beru, moi, le baud et bien d'autres ) et des équipes d'interventions MARINE pour les boarding

pas de problème, encore 2 ou 3 réformes budgétaires pour l'armée, et on aura facile d'avoir notre landing ship avec un bon équipage

tiens, en exclu', j'en ai trouvé une photo lors des essais secrets dans une usine militaire secrète à Schaarbeek :

28/10/2008

A View of Freedom in Duluth

Captain Andy Niemyer (c/s "Comjam") (ret.) gives his take on LCS-1 Freedom as he photographed the ship from watching her arrival at Duluth, MN on Sunday, October 26th.

View 71 photos ---> LCS-1 Freedom in Duluth

MILWAUKEE (Nov. 4, 2008) The USS Freedom (LCS 1) berths in Milwaukee harbor preparing for her commissioning on Nov. 8. The USS Freedom (LCS 1) is the first of two littoral combat ships being produced for the Navy. Freedom is an innovative combatant designed to operate quickly in shallow water environments to counter challenging threats in costal regions, specifically mines, submarines and fast surface craft.

Photo © U.S. Navy (by John Sheppard)

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7/11/2008

L'US Navy réceptionne son premier Littoral Combat Ship


C'est demain que la marine américaine acceptera officiellement l'USS Freedom, première unité de la génération des Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Livrée le 18 septembre, cette frégate a été réalisée par un consortium comprenant Lockheed Martin, Marinette Marine et Gibbs and Cox. Long de 115.5 mètres pour un déplacement de 3090 tonnes en charge, l'USS Freedom dispose d'un armement de base articulé autour d'un système surface-air RAM, un canon de 57 mm et quatre mitrailleuses de 12.7 mm. Le navire emporte en outre un hélicoptère. Grâce à l'embarquement de modules interchangeables, le Freedom peut être configuré pour la lutte anti-sous-marine en eaux côtières ou la lutte antinavire. .....


Lire la suite et voir les photos ---> L'US Navy réceptionne son premier Littoral Combat Ship

MONTREAL (Nov. 20, 2008) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) Freedom sails under the Pont Jacques-Cartier Bridge as the ship heads to the Old Port of Montreal. Freedom is the first of two littoral combat ships designed to operate in shallow water environments to counter threats in coastal regions and is en route to Norfolk, Va.

Photo © U.S. Navy (by Mass Communication 3rd Class Specialist Kenneth R. Hendrix)

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MOBILE, Ala. (May 28, 2008) The littoral combat ship pre-commissioning unit Independence (LCS 2) is the second ship in a new design of next-generation combat vessel for close-to-shore operations. The ship will have a crew of less than 40 Sailors and will be able to reach a sustained speed of more than 50 knots. The larger flight deck will accommodate 2 SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters or one CH-53-class helicopter.

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Superbes photos il ne doit pas craindre le roulis !?!

LCS Freedom - The Littoral Combat Ship sailed into Lake Michigan for sea trials recently, proving its revolutionary design. This advanced warship conducted maneuvers that can only be described as unprecedented for a vessel of any kind.