Defence - Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)





The US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a new generation high speed warship designed to carry out a range of operations including mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare and the prosecution of surface attack craft in the near-shore (littoral) environment.

Austal is the vessel designer and builder for the General Dynamics Team which is one of two consortiums selected by the US Navy.

The platform chosen by the team is Austal's fast trimaran design which provides enhanced seakeeping, low resistance, superior aviation facilities and large payload carrying capacity.

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Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
Client: US Navy
Country: USA
  
Capacity: See following
Speed: In excess of 40 knots