US Navy commissions littoral combat ship St. Louis

By Baird Maritime - .
USS St. Louis (Photo: US Navy/Petty Officer 3rd Class Alana Langdon)

The US Navy commissioned the Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS) USS St. Louis on Saturday, August 8.

The vessel is the 22nd LCS to be delivered to the US Navy and the tenth of the Freedom-class to join the fleet. It is also the seventh US Navy ship to honour the city of St. Louis in the state of Missouri.

Built by Marinette Marine in Wisconsin, St. Louis will perform anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, mine countermeasures, and special operations support missions.

Related Posts

Baird Maritime

The best maritime site on the web. The sea's our scene!

Tags: Freedom class Marinette Marine US Navy USA USS St Louis WBW newbuild

About Us

Baird Maritime, launched in 1978, is one of the world's premier maritime publishing houses.

The company produces the leading maritime new portal BairdMaritime.com, home of the world famous Work Boat World, Fishing Boat World, Ship World, Ausmarine, and Commercial Mariner sub-sites, and the industry-leading ship brokerage platforms WorkBoatWorld.com and ShipWorld.com.

© Copyright - Baird Maritime