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Lonestar
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AECCP Dark Lord of the Sith
Aug 2000
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From Navy Newstand:
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Navy's First Littoral Combat Ship Honors Freedom
Story Number: NNS050510-01
Release Date: 5/10/2005 7:31:00 AM
Special release from the U.S. Department of Defense
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Gordon England has selected the name "Freedom" for the Navy’s first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
The future USS Freedom acknowledges the enduring foundation of our nation and honors American communities from coast to coast which bear the name Freedom. States having towns named Freedom range from New York to California, and include Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
“These new, fast and capable ships will increase the effectiveness of our naval forces and provide us with an ability to operate in the littoral areas of the world where the enemies of freedom seek to operate and hide” England said. “The USS Freedom and her crew will defend the noble cause for which they are named,” he added.
LCS is an innovative combatant designed to counter challenging shallow-water threats in coastal regions, specifically mines, submarines and fast surface craft.
LCS ships will be fast, agile and networked surface combatants and will utilize focused-mission packages that deploy manned and unmanned vehicles to execute a variety of missions.
In May 2004, the Department of Defense awarded both Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, separate contract options for final system design with options for detail design and construction of up to two LCS ships.
In December 2004, the Department of the Navy awarded Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems & Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., a contract for detail design and construction of the first LCS. Lockheed Martin’s teammates include Gibbs & Cox, Arlington, Va.; Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis.; and Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La.
A keel laying ceremony is scheduled for June 2 at Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis.
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I think the administration is beating "Freedom" to death. I could have gone for Imperial-sounding names (Terror, Reprisal) or naming them after counties to stick with the general USN naming scheme. But Freedom? c'mon....
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Kontiki
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Canada
Aug 2001
time: 00:20
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So is the real name the USS French?
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Dr Strangelove
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Originally posted by Lonestar
As an aside, this grew out of a idea Rummie came up with called "streetfighter", which would have been a small PC. The Navy's building these things because it's less of a waste than the original "Streetfighter" concept. IIRC, the Navy would rather spend the cash on the DD(x).
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So these things are smaller than patrol craft? Why waste a name on them then? What sort of names are they going top start giving row boats?
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Pax
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I don't think that LCS will be used for Mine warfare ops. The ships would need to be made of wood.
Mine warfare ships are named after birds(MHC) and different types of fightng men(Warrior, Gladiator).
The idea for littoral combat ships has been around for longer than the Bush/Rumsfeld administration and 9/11. The navy concept of "forward from the sea" calls for efficiency of power. When it was attacked, A DDG like the COLE could deliver Tomahawks at classified ranges and defend itself against jets and missiles. Who would have thought that it was more vulnerable to a small boat than anything else. Today, we use these same powerful ships for boarding ops and etc. This is sort of a waste. The LCS ships ultimately will allow the U.S. Navy to work more efficiently.
That being said, I hate the name Freedom.
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13-05-2005 16:28
Iran and Syria have mines and subs. 
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