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INDEPENDENCE CLASS ship
The Independence class
is a class of littoral combat ships built for the United
States Navy.
The class is a high-speed, agile, multi-mission
combatant. The Independence LCS is an open ocean capable
vessel but is designed to defeat growing littoral
threats and provide access and dominance in the coastal
water battlespace. A fast, maneuverable and networked
surface combatant, the Independence class ships can do
mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and surface
warfare with missions such as special operations and
maritime interdiction.
The
Independence class design began life at Austal as a
platform for a high-speed cruise ship. The principal
requirements of that project were speed, stability and
passenger comfort, and Austal's team determined that the
trimaran hull form offered significant passenger comfort
and stability advantages over both a catamaran and a
monohull. The ships are 418 ft long, with a
beam of 104 ft. The standard ship's
company is 40, although this can increase depending on
the ship's role with mission-specific personnel. The helm is controlled by joysticks instead of
traditional steering wheels.
Although
the trimaran hull increases the total surface area, the
Independence class
is still able to reach sustainable speeds of about 50
knots.
The Navy
is improving the Independence class with bridge wings
for safety and replacing the 17 ft Rigid
Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) with a 23 ft boat. Like the
Freedom-class, the Independence vessels will be getting
axial flow water jets which pushes water parallel to the
shaft of the impeller to improve efficiency and reduce
maintenance.
We build this
primarily wood Independence class model ship in three sizes below:
26" long x 11" tall x
6" wide (1/200 scale)
$2,750 shipping
and insurance in the
contiguous USA included. Other
places: $300 flat rate.
35" long (1/144 scale) $3,290 shipping
and insurance in the
contiguous USA included. Other
places: $400 flat rate.
52" long (1/100
scale) $5,570 shipping
and insurance in the
contiguous USA included. Other
places: $600 flat rate.
Model is built per commission only. We require only
a small deposit to start the process. Please click here for
more details.
Independence
LCS-2,
Coronado LCS-4,
Jackson LCS-6,
Montgomery LCS-8
Gabrielle Giffords LCS-10,
Omaha LCS-12,
Manchester LCS-14,
Tulsa LCS-16
Charleston LCS-18,
Cincinnati LCS-20,
Kansas City LCS-22,
Oakland LCS-24,
Mobile LCS-26,
Savannah LCS-28,
Canberra LCS-30,
Santa Barbara LCS-32,
Augusta LCS-34,
Kingsville LCS-36,
Pierre LCS-38.
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Learn more about the
Independence class here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence-class_littoral_combat_ship
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