LCS 16 delivered to Navy

Austal delivers LCS 16 to Navy MOBILE, Ala. - The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16) during a ceremony at Austal USA shipyard April 30 in Mobile. Delivery marks the official transfer of LCS 16 from the shipbuilder from Austal to the Navy. It is the final milestone prior to commissioning, which is planned for San Francisco in late 2018. Tulsa is the 13th Littoral Combat Ship delivered to the Navy and the eighth of the Independence variant, which has built at Austal. (Source: US Navy 04/30/18)