Keywords: US Navy 110720-N-DI719-012 The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) continues a scheduled four-month maintenance period in a dry dock at Naval.jpg en SAN DIEGO July 20 2011 The littoral combat ship USS Freedom LCS 1 continues a scheduled four-month maintenance period in a dry dock at Naval Base San Diego Freedom is the first of two littoral combat ships designed to operate in shallow water environments to counter threats in coastal regions The ship is still under contractor trials and after completing this maintenance period Freedom will go through her final contractor trials and begin fleet operations U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elena Pence/Released 2011-07-20 110720-N-DI719-012 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 104853 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elena Pence PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Freedom LCS-1 Naval Base San Diego in the 2010s Dry docks in the United States |