LCS Image Gallery
The General Dynamics design approach to the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) features an innovative trimaran hull that enables the ship to reach a range as far as 10,000 nautical miles with an unmatched interior volume and payload. The ship is designed to allow a crew of fewer than 40 sailors to fully operate, maintain and defend it.
Fact Sheet: Click here for more detailed information about the General Dynamics LCS team concept.
Construction of the first General Dynamics LCS, Independence, is close to completion at the Austal USA yard in Mobile, Alabama. This photo was taken in late January 2008, and shows the ship with its forward gun mounted and the bridge structure largely complete.
The General Dynamics LCS team
will complete the design and construct a high-speed, networked, 127-meter
surface combatant ship for delivery to the Navy in summer 2008.
The General
Dynamics LCS will have
one of the largest usable payload volumes of any U.S. Navy surface combatant afloat today, providing the flexibility to
carry out one mission while a separate mission module is in reserve.
The General Dynamics LCS's large flight deck
sits higher above the water than any U.S. Navy surface combatant and will
support near-simultaneous operation of two SH-60 helicopters or multiple
unmanned vehicles.
The General
Dynamics LCS's
open
architecture electronics suite significantly contributes to the ship's
ability to facilitate a wide range of missions, while incorporating stealth
technology to increase crew and ship survivability.
Super-high resolution illustration of the General Dynamics LCS in coastal waters.
Super-high resolution illustration of the General Dynamics LCS and support vessle carrying out helicoper operations in stormy seas.
