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USS FREEDOM was the lead ship of the FREEDOM - class of Littoral Combat Ships and the Lockheed Martin consortium's design for the Navy's littoral combat ship program. It was a monohull design and competed with General Dynamics's USS INDEPENDENCE (LCS 2) trimaran design. After decommissioned, the ship was towed to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., where the FREEDOM is now laid up in a reserve status.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: December 15, 2004 |
Keel laid: June 2, 2005 | |
Launched: September 23, 2006 | |
Commissioned: November 8, 2008 | |
Decommissioned: September 30, 2021 | |
Builder: Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis. | |
Propulsion system: two gas turbine engines, two diesel engines, waterjets | |
Length: 377 feet (115 meters) | |
Beam: 57.4 feet (17.5 meters) | |
Draft: 13.5 feet (4.13 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 3,000 tons full load | |
Speed: 45 knots | |
Armament: one Mk-110 57mm gun, one RAM system, two Mk-46 30mm chain guns | |
Aircraft: two MH-60 helicopters | |
Crew: approx. 70, LCS 1 is a single crew test ship. |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS FREEDOM. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
Accidents aboard USS FREEDOM:
Date | Where | Events |
---|---|---|
October 20, 2013 | Changi Naval Base, Singapore | USS FREEDOM experiences minor flooding due to a half-inch rupture in a seawater service system pipe. The damaged pipe is part of the discharge piping of the No. 1 gas turbine motor lube oil cooler. |
USS FREEDOM Image Gallery:
The photo below was taken by me and shows the USS FREEDOM at the Colonna Shipyard, Norfolk, Va., undergoing post-delivery maintenance and tests on February 2, 2009.
The photos below were taken by me on September 29, 2011, and show the USS FREEDOM at BAE Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance. The ship entered drydock on June 27.
The photo below was taken by me and shows the USS FREEDOM at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 15, 2012.
The photos below were taken by me and show the USS FREEDOM at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on May 10, 2012.
The photo below was taken by me and shows the USS FREEDOM at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 3, 2012.
The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the USS FREEDOM at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on December 27, 2014. This paint scheme was applied in early 2013 and was designed by FREEDOM's blue crew.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the USS FREEDOM at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 2, 2015.
The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the USS FREEDOM at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on April 18, 2016.
The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the USS FREEDOM at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 6, 2016.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the USS FREEDOM at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 11, 2017. Note the new paint scheme.
The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the USS FREEDOM at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on September 28, 2018.
The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the decommissioned FREEDOM laid up at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., on June 12, 2022.