Omaha Littoral Ship Launched In Mobile

Austal USA has launched another Independence-class littoral combat ship for the U.S. Navy, reports the Naval Sea Systems Command.

On Nov. 19, the future Omaha (LCS-12) was rolled out of her assembly bay onto a barge for transfer down the Mobile River to a floating drydock at the BAE Shipyard.

The following day, the ship was put into the water. The LCS is slated to return to Austal's final assembly pier for additional outfitting, system activation and testing work, said the...