Depending on how and what they're used for, the U.S. Navy’s most important assets, its ships, fall into different categories. One of the most visible, even from the shores of both America and other ...

Mobile, Ala. shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) to the U.S. Navy today. LCS 34 is the 17th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) delivered by the company and ...

Austal USA launched the 17th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Augusta (LCS 34). Assisted by tugs, the ship was escorted out of Austal USA’s floating dry dock and secured ...

The Navy on Saturday christened the future USS Augusta, the 17th futuristic, trimaran-hull littoral combat ship that will be based in San Diego. Ship sponsor Leigh I. Saufley, the former chief justice ...

Officers of the USS Augusta at the commissioning ceremony. Navy photo The Navy on Saturday commissioned the 17th trimaran-variant littoral combat ship bound for homeport at Naval Base San Diego. The ...

The littoral combat ship USS Augusta was commissioned Saturday in Eastport, Maine, ahead of the long trip it will make to its first homeport, Naval Base San Diego. The crew manned the rails during a ...