Freedom of the Seas, Independence of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas – that debuted between 2006 and 2008, though each has ...

The future USS Cleveland slipped into its namesake city’s harbor on May 9, 2026, greeted by local officials and a small crowd along the waterfront as the warship completed a journey from the shipyard ...

On Saturday, Fincantieri's Marinette yard launched the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Cleveland, the last of the 16-vessel series and one of the six that the U.S. Navy desires to keep in its ...

The recently decommissioned Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Fort Worth will be stripped for parts to help sustain the remaining few vessels of the type still in US Navy service, bringing ...

From the largest aircraft carrier to the Boomin Beaver, potentially the smallest ship in the U.S. Navy, the United States has a huge range of vessels under its command. One of the most interesting ...

The US Navy commissioned its newest $500 million littoral combat ship, USS Beloit, in Milwaukee on Saturday. The new Freedom-class warship is named for Beloit, Wisconsin, where the defense ...

Though the USS Fort Worth’s mechanical damage made its early retirement a foregone conclusion, the decommissioning of one of America’s newest—and most expensive—warships has raised eyebrows on Capitol ...

Several U.S. naval ships are capable of reaching record-breaking speeds. As of this writing, the fastest U.S. Navy ship still in service is the Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS). Officially, it ...

The U.S. Navy has commissioned USS Pierre, its very last Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship, bringing a challenging acquisition program one step closer to a close. Only one Freedom-class LCS is ...