The Littoral Combat Ship was sold as a naval shortcut: a fast, modular vessel that could handle mines, submarines, surface threats and presence missions without tying up larger combatants. Instead, it ...

The Navy has retired most of its dedicated minesweeping vessels—but the Littoral Combat Ship has the same capabilities and ...

Littoral Combat Ships USS Tulsa (LCS-16) and USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) were docked Sunday in Malaysia, well away from the ships’ homeport Naval Support Activity Bahrain. The two Independence-variant ...

Images of retired U.S. Navy minesweepers being transported up the Delaware Bay sparked online rumors that the United States no longer has mine-clearing capability, but the Navy has already ...

The U.S. Navy decommissioned its only four minesweepers in the Middle East last year, but still maintains other countermine ...

Two Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) of the U.S. Navy, “USS Tulsa” and “USS Santa Barbara,” equipped for mine ...

Four Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships stationed in Bahrain were decommissioned in 2025 after each serving for over 30 years.

The littoral combat ship returned to its homeport Wednesday following an eight-month deployment that included a rare visit to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Pierre littoral combat ship sails into Panama City, Florida. The U.S. Navy commissioned the 19th and final ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new combat ship with the capability of conducting anti-submarine operations has been commissioned into the U.S. Navy. The USS ...

The U.S. Navy has decided to forego funding the procurement of the planned Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) for fiscal year 2007, said Allison Stiller, deputy assistant secretary for shipbuilding. The ...