FACTS AND DATA ON LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS

Over my morning coffee, I came across a very interesting and informative website from the Lockheed Martin LCS Team.  As the USS DETROIT begins her fourth month of construction, we are only a year from the ship's launching.  Commissioning is slated for the summer of 2015.

During the keel-laying of the future USS Detroit Nov. 8 at the Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin, ship sponsor Barbara Levin, the wife of Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, authenticated the keel by having her signature welded into it.

The website provides a wealth of information.  A four minute video provides a great overview of the capability of these Freedom-class warships.