Austal-built LCS commissioning

The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Omaha (LCS 12), during an 8 a.m. CST ceremony Feb. 3 in San Diego. Omaha will be the 11th LCS to enter the fleet, and the sixth of the Independence-variant design, all built at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. Twenty-nine LCS have been awarded to date: 11 delivered, 15 under construction, and three in pre-production stages. The ceremony can be viewed on the Navy Live blog at http://navylive.dodlive.mil. (Source: DOD 02/01/18)