The U.S. Navy has christened its latest Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Indianapolis (LCS 170), on April 14 at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. The Indianapolis is the 17th LCS overall and the ninth Freedom-class variant launched by the U.S. Navy.
The LCS is a dual-class consisting of the Independence and Freedom variants. Freedom-class LCS have a monohull design.
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