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| Keywords: USS Independence, the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is the U.S. Navy's newest class of surface combatant ships LCCN2010637105.tif 1 photograph digital TIFF file color Notes Title date subject note and keywords provided by the photographer ; Gift; George F Landegger; 2010; DLC/PP-2010 090 ; Forms part of George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line The George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Optimized for shallow seas and littoral operations within 100 miles of shore but deployable across the ocean LCS ships are a centerpiece of the USA's new focus on littoral warfare They will help to counter growing asymmetric threats like coastal mines quiet diesel submarines piracy and terrorists on small fast attack boats They will also perform intelligence gathering and scouting using helicopters and UAVs offer some ground combat support capabilities and share tactical information with other Navy aircraft ships submarines and joint units Swappable mission modules UAV robot aircraft and robotic UUV and USV vehicles will give these small ships the specialized capabilities they require for each of these roles 2010 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2010637105 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/05200/05252a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 05252 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 05252 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive The George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||