Name: Independence LCS-2
Manufacturer: Argos
Part Number: AS 108

Stock: In Stock
Price: $64.00

Nationality: United States

Littoral Combat Ship USS Independence LCS-2 October 2008. 

Prototype built by a General Dynamics led group for the Littoral Combat Ship competition.  Rival is the USS Freedom LCS-1 built by Lockheed-Martin led group.

Trimaran design by Australian builder Austral built at the Austral USA facility in Mobile, Alabama.  Displacement of 2800 tonnes, crew of 40, top speed of 47 knots.

Armed with 1 x 57mm Bofors, 4 x .50 caliber machine guns, 11 cell SeaRAM launcher, 2 HM-60 Seahawks, 1 MQ-8 Fire Scout drone.  Large internal mission bay allows the transport of mulitple vehicles or installation of mission modules allowing for customized capabilities.