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May 8, 2018Christening Ceremony for the New Independence Class LCS
The US Navy has christened its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20), during a ceremony held in Austal’s Mobile ship manufacturing facility, Alabama, on May 5.
The vessel became the fifth US Navy ship to bear this name. USS Cincinnati will be the tenth of 15 Independence-variant LCSs Austal USA has under contract. The LCS-class consists of the Freedom-variant and Independence-variant, designed and built by two industry teams, namely Lockheed Martin and Austal USA.
