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Navy Commissions LCS-19

Monday, August 10th, 2020

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Navy Commissions LCS-19

The USS. St. Louis (LCS-19) was commissioned on August 8, 2020 at its homeport of Mayport, Fla. (Photo: U.S. Navy).

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…

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