Although the USS Ticonderoga was built with a 35-year service life, the limited missile capacity of her twin Mark 26 missile launch systems rendered her obsolete.
The Navy decommissioned the first Littoral Combat Ship with more than a decade of naval service last week. USS Freedom (LCS-1) was decommissioned on Sept. 29 at Naval Base San Diego after 13 years in the fleet. The decommissioning service was limited to ship plankowners and former crew members due to safety measures in place […]
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