LCS 14 commissioning May 26

The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Manchester (LCS 14), during a 9 a.m. CDT ceremony May 26 at the State Pier in Portsmouth, N.H. The Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. William Moran, will deliver the ceremony’s principal address. The Independence-variant team is led by Austal USA of Mobile, Ala. (for LCS 6 and follow-on even-numbered ships). Twenty-nine LCS have been awarded to date: 13 have been delivered to the Navy, 13 are in various stages of construction and testing, and three are in pre-production states. The ceremony can be viewed on the Navy Live blog at http://navylive.dodlive.mil. Follow the conversation on social media using #USSManchester. (Source: DoD 05/24/18)