USS Freedom (LCS-1) – Littoral Combat Ship | One of the Fastest Ships
The USS Freedom is one of the fastest ships in the Navy. USS Freedom (LCS-1) – the first ship in the U.S. Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ship class, it is one of the high-tech ships that can chase down Somalia pirates faster and more aggressive than other ships.
The future USS Freedom (LCS 1), the first ship in the U.S. Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class, undergoes builder’s trials on Lake Michigan near Marinette, Wisconsin in this picture taken July 28, 2008. LCS is a focused-mission ship designed to defeat threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft. The 378-foot future USS Freedom is being designed and built by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team. Picture taken July 28. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Lockheed-Martin/Handout (UNITED STATES).
USS Freedom is designed to be a fast and capable to go up to 45 knots. USS Freedom is the first of two different LCS designs being made, the other one is USS Independence (LCS-2) that is under construction.
