Freedom (LCS-1)

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The future USS Freedom (LCS 1), the first ship in the U.S. Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class, undergoes builder’s trials on Lake Michigan near Marinette, Wisconsin in this picture taken July 28, 2008. LCS is a focused-mission ship designed to defeat threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft. The 378-foot future USS Freedom is being designed and built by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team. Picture taken July 28. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Lockheed-Martin/Handout (UNITED STATES). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.