USS Cleveland Commissioned in Namesake City

Navy’s Final Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship Joins the Fleet

Marinette-built ship commissioned in Cleveland Saturday morning

The U.S.S. Cleveland was commissioned Saturday morning in its namesake city.

U.S. Navy commissions USS Cleveland

CLEVELAND (NBC, KYMA) - The USS Cleveland was officially commissioned as the latest ship to carry the city's name and the final Freedom-Class Combat Ship the U.S. Navy plans to commission. On Cleveland's lakefront, history is rolling in with the waves, where naval tradition meets Ohio steel. A crowd gathered not just for a ship, not just a ceremony, but a moment inside America's 250th year. "We're gathered to celebrate more than just the commiss…

Navy commissions the USS Cleveland, the last littoral combat ship

The USS Cleveland is the 16th and final Freedom-class littoral combat ship to enter service, as the Navy tries to get rid of the vessels.

USS Cleveland Commissioned in namesake city

The New LCS Combat Chip was officially entered into the U.S. Navy on May 16, 2026

Navy commissions newest ship, USS Cleveland

Cleveland is the 16th and final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to be built and commissioned in the U.S. Navy.