Join us this Saturday Sept. 22 for USS Fort Worth’s commissioning ceremony LIVE on Livestream at 11:00 a.m EST.
The ship is named for Fort Worth, Texas, the 17th largest city in the United States and the 5th largest city in Texas. The first Navy ship to bear the name and the second in the Freedom variant of the littoral combat ship, Fort Worth, is outfitted with reconfigurable mission packages, which can be changed out quickly, and focus on three mission areas: mine countermeasures, surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare.
In addition to her three primary warfare missions, the ship’s inherent capabilities and suitability to conduct lower-end missions will free up more expensive, multi-mission cruisers and destroyers to conduct higher-end missions.
Expeditionary Warfare Update: Littoral Combat Ship
5@5 – Littoral Combat Ship Part I
5@5 – Littoral Combat Ship Part II
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) conducts builders trials in Lake Michigan. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael Rote/Released)
The freedom class littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) transits through heavy seas during a storm. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Josue L. Escobosa/Released)
LCS3 (USS) Fort Worth departs Marinette, WI for the final time.
