
The Navy commissioned the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS St. Louis (LCS-19) on Aug. 8. The commissioning occurred with a private event rather than the usual large public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. LCS-19 is the 22nd LCS, 10th Freedom-variant LCS delivered to the Navy and the seventh Navy ship of the name. The ship completed acceptance trials last December in Lake Michigan. This ship, like all Freedom-variant LCSs, was built by Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wis., under prime…