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USS St. Louis (LCS-19)
USS St. Louis (LCS-19) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the seventh ship in naval service named after St. Louis, Missouri.[8] Design_before_its_christening_at_Marinette_Marine,_Wisconsin_(USA),_on_15_December_2018_(181215-N-N0101-115).JPG) In 2002, the US Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[9] The Navy initially ordered two monohull ships from Lockheed Martin, which became known as the Freedom-class littoral combat ships after the first ship of the class, USS Freedom.[9][10] Odd-numbered U.S. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Freedom-class monohull design, while even-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the trimaran hull Independence-class littoral combat ship from General Dynamics.[9] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Freedom-class design.[9] St. Louis is the tenth Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be built. Construction and careerSt. Louis was built in Marinette, Wisconsin by Marinette Marine.[11] The ship was christened and launched on 15 December 2018.[3] She was commissioned on 8 August 2020 and is assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two. References
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