Littoral Combat Ship
LCS 2 - USS Independence
Type, Class:		Littoral Combat Ship - LCS; Independence - class planned and built as LCS-2
Builder:		Austal-USA, Mobile, Alabama, USA
STATUS:		Awarded: October 14, 2005 Laid down: January 19, 2006 Launched: April 26, 2008 Commissioned: January 16, 2010 ACTIVE / in service (Pacific Fleet)
Homeport:		San Diego, California
Namesake:		-
Ship’s Motto:		LIBERTAS PER LABOREM AUDENTIUM ‘independence through bold action’
Technical Data: (Measures, Propulsion, Armament, Aviation, etc.)		see: INFO > Independence class Littoral Combat Ship - LCS
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