080819-N-7090S-041 MARINETTE, Wis. (Aug. 19, 2008) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), the first ship in the Navy's new Littoral Combat Ship class, prepares to go to sea to begin acceptance trials, conducted by the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey team, in Lake Michigan. Freedom is a fast, agile, focused-mission ship designed to defeat threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft. Freedom is scheduled to be delivered later this year and will be homeported in San Diego, Calif. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jhi L. Scott/Releas
080819-N-7090S-041 MARINETTE, Wis. (Aug. 19, 2008) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), the first ship in the Navy's new Littoral Combat Ship class, prepares to go to sea to begin acceptance trials, conducted by the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey team, in Lake Michigan. Freedom is a fast, agile, focused-mission ship designed to defeat threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft. Freedom is scheduled to be delivered later this year and will be homeported in San Diego, Calif. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jhi L. Scott/Released) USS Freedom (LCS-1) front
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