USS Freedom
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USS Freedom
USS Freedom Events 

USS Freedom (LCS 1)

 General Characteristics  Freedom variant
 Builder: Marinette Marine Corporation of Lockheed Martin  Displacement: approximately 3,000 MT full load
 Length: 115 Meters (377 Feet)  Draft: 14.1 ft (4.3 meters)
 Beam: 17.5 Meters (57.4 Feet)  Speed: 40+ knots

 USS Freedom Milestones
USS Freedom Arrives in Singapore
SINGAPORE – The Navy’s first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrived in Singapore highlighting the next phase of her deployment to Southeast Asia.
USS Freedom Makes Port Visit in Manila
The Navy's first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrived in Manila April 9, marking her first port visit in Southeast Asia. While the crew will have time for rest and relaxation, work will continue as Freedom receives fuel and supplies for the next underway period of her eight-month deployment.
USS Freedom Visits Guam During First Pacific Deployment
SANTA RITA, Guam - USS Freedom (LCS 1), the Navy's first littoral combat ship, arrived in Guam, the furthest western U.S. territory during her first Pacific deployment.
USS FREEDOM (LCS 1)
Navy's First Littoral Combat Ship Visits Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR - The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit during a deployment to the Asia Pacific region.
USS FREEDOM (LCS 1)
USS Freedom to Conduct Maiden Deployment to the Asia-Pacific
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The U.S. Pacific Fleet announced today that the Navy's first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) will depart her homeport of San Diego on March 1 and deploy to the Asia-Pacific region.
First Littoral Combat Ship to Deploy in March
SAN DIEGO - The Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) departs San Diego on her way to conduct sea trials following a month-long drydock availability.
USS Freedom departs San Diego harbor to conduct operations off the coast of Southern California
SAN DIEGO - The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) departs San Diego harbor to conduct operations off the coast of Southern California.
LCS Completes First Stage of Surface Warfare Developmental Testing
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy completed the first stage of developmental testing for the Littoral Combat Ship surface warfare mission package.
A composite photograph of the littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), top, and USS Independence (LCS 2)
Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced
WASHINGTON (Dec. 29, 2010) - The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal USA each a fixed-price incentive contract for the design and construction of a 10 ship block-buy, for a total of 20 littoral combat ships from fiscal 2010 through fiscal 2015.
USS Freedom (LCS 1) conducts a replenishment at sea
San Diego-Based Ships Depart for Rim of the Pacific 2010
PACIFIC OCEAN - The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) conducts a replenishment at sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Freedom and Bonhomme Richard are scheduled to participate in RIMPAC 2010, the world's largest international maritime exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Marcus L. Stanley/Released)
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrives in San Diego Harbor as she completes her maiden deployment.
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrives in San Diego Harbor as she completes her maiden deployment.
100423-N-2259P-005 SAN DIEGO (April 23, 2010) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrives in San Diego Harbor as she completes her maiden deployment. Freedom conducted counter-illicit trafficiking operations, successfully integrated with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, performed exercises with partner navies, made three theater security port visits and conducted joint maneuvers with the guided-misssile frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8) and her embarked remotely-operated aerial vehicle, Fire Scout
USS Freedom
LCS-1 Demonstrates Ability To Operate With Allied Navies, Official Says
For a few days during her nine-week initial deployment, the USS Freedom (LCS-1) operated alongside a partner navy, demonstrating that the Navy's newest surface combatant can interoperate with allies, according to a service official.
Navy Shows Freedom Can Successfully Operate With Carrier Strike Group
The Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship, USS Freedom (LCS-1), successfully operated with a carrier strike group (CSG) during operations in the eastern Pacific, according to the ship's commander.
USS Freedom (LCS 1) conducts joint counter-illicit trafficking operations with the guided-missile frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8).
USS Freedom Enters 3rd Fleet
USS Freedom (LCS 1) will reach its latest significant milestone when she enters the 3rd Fleet Area of Responsibility April 4.
Sailors assigned to the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) watch from the flight deck as a set of gates closes.
Canal Transit Brings Freedom To Panama City
Following its first transit through the Panama Canal, littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrived in Panama City March 25, beginning the second theater security cooperation (TSC) port visit of its maiden deployment.
Sailors man the rails as the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) approaches Cartagena, Colombia.
Freedom Departs Cartagena After Successful Port Visit
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) wrapped up its first theater security cooperation (TSC) port visit in Cartagena on March 23.
The littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Freedom (LCS 1) achieved its first drug seizure Feb. 22
Freedom Interrupts Drug Delivery in Western Caribbean
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, embarked aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), hovers over the position of illicit drugs dumped overboard by the crew of a high-speed "go-fast" vessel. Sailors and Coast Guardsmen from Freedom, left, and Colombian navy sailors in a patrol boat search the area beneath the helicopter. Freedom's boarding team recovered 247 kilos of cocaine from the Caribbean Sea.
A tug eases the littoral combat ship USS Freedom out of her berth at Naval Station Mayport as she begins her maiden deployment
Freedom Gets Underway For Maiden Deployment
The Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), left Naval Station Mayport Feb. 16 for her maiden operational deployment to the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) areas of focus.
USS Freedom LCS 1
Navy's First Littoral Combat Ship Departing For Maiden Deployment
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom will depart from Mayport Feb. 16 for its maiden deployment to the Southern Command and Pacific Command areas of responsibility.
Navy Ready To Put LCS To The Test
The Navy is readying the USS Freedom (LCS-1) for its initial deployment in early 2010, making sure the modified surface warfare package and the crew are prepared as the ship heads off to join the 4th Fleet and eventually transit to San Diego.
USS Freedom Reaches Major Milestone Towards Maiden Deployment
The Navy's first littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Freedom (LCS 1), has successfully completed another major milestone in preparation for her upcoming maiden deployment.
USS Freedom Readying For Deployment
USS Freedom cuts a profile unlike any other ship. She's the Navy's first littoral combat ship, designed to operate close to shore. It can reach 40 knots and can go shallow because of its 14-foot draft.
Navy Conducts First Successful Structural Test Firing for LCS Gun
The first Littoral Combat Ship Surface Warfare (SUW) Gun Mission Module structural test firing on USS Freedom (LCS 1) was successfully conducted Sept. 22-25.
USS Freedom Commissioning
USS Freedom Commissioned
081108-N-9269B-098 MILWAUKEE (Nov. 8, 2008) Sea Cadets stand in formation as the crew of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) mans the rails during her commissioning ceremony at Veterans Park in Milwaukee, Wis. Freedom is the first of two littoral combat ships designed to operate in shallow water environments to counter threats in coastal regions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katherine Boeder/Released)

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