Austal USA Delivers Last Independence-Variant LCS to USN

Austal USA Delivers Last Independence-Variant LCS to USN

Austal USA reports the U.S. Navy officially took delivery today, July 11, of the future USS Pierre, the final ship of the Independence program. LCS 3...

Austal USA delivers final independence-class LCS to U.S. Navy

Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) to the U.S. Navy on July 11, 2025. Austal USA press prelease Austal USA delivered the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) to the U.S. Navy today, the second ship delivered by Austal USA to the Navy in less than a month. LCS 38 is the 19th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) delivered by the company and is the last of the Independence-variants that will be delivered. …

U.S. Navy accepts delivery of final Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, USS Pierre

USS Pierre is the 19th ship in the class and successfully completed its acceptance trials in June with the highest measured quality score recorded for any LCS over the past 15 years. This achievement highlights the continued advancements made throughout the programme and the proficiency of the shipbuilding and acquisition teams involved. “The delivery of the final Independence-variant LCS marks the end of a chapter, but not the story,” said Capt…

U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Final Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, Pierre

MOBILE, Ala – The future USS Pierre (LCS 38) conducts sea trials in Mobile, Alabama, June 2025. Pierre is the 19th and final ship marking the completion of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) construction phase. (Photo courtesy of Austal USA)  From Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) from Austal USA’s shipy…