INDEPENDENCE CLASS model
The Independence class
is a class of littoral combat ships built for the United
States Navy.
The
Independence-class design began life at Austal as a
platform for a high-speed cruise ship. The principal
requirements of that project were speed, stability and
passenger comfort, and Austal's team determined that the
trimaran hull form offered significant passenger comfort
and stability advantages over both a catamaran and a
monohull. The ships are 127.4 m (418 ft) long, with a
beam of 31.6 m (104 ft). The standard ship's
company is 40, although this can increase depending on
the ship's role with mission-specific personnel. The
habitability area with bunks is located under the
bridge. The helm is controlled by joysticks instead of
traditional steering wheels.
Although
the trimaran hull increases the total surface area, it
is still able to reach sustainable speeds of about 50
knots (93 km/h; 58 mph). The lack of bridge wings on the
Independence class had been noted as the top problem in
the entire LCS program to the extent that these will
need to be retrofitted onto existing ships.
The Navy
is improving the Independence-class with bridge wings
for safety and replacing the 5.1-metre (17 ft) Rigid
Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) with a 7-metre (23 ft) boat.
Like the Freedom-class, the Independence vessels will be
getting axial flow water jets which pushes water
parallel to the shaft of the impeller to improve
efficiency and reduce maintenance; they will also be
upgraded to handle the horsepower provided by the gas
turbine propulsion system. The mission bay side door
will be redesigned for reliability.
Despite initial plans to only build
ships of the winner out of the two competing Independence or Freedom classes,
in 2010 the Navy announced plans to order up to ten
additional ships of each class, for a total 12 ships
per class. In March 2016 the Navy announced their
intention to order an additional two ships,
increasing the order to 13 ships of each class. It
was announced in early September 2016 that the first
four vessels of the LCS program would be used as
test ships rather than being deployed with the
fleet. This includes lead ship Independence and Coronado.
Compare our model with others' to see a vast
difference in accuracy and details. We offer this
primarily wood
Independence class
model in three sizes below:
26" long x 11" tall x
6" wide (1/200 scale)
$2,725
shipping
and insurance in the
contiguous USA included. Other
places: $250 flat rate.
35" long (1/144
scale): $3,790 shipping
and insurance in the
contiguous USA included. Other
places: $300 flat rate.
52" long
(1/100 scale): $5,720 shipping
and insurance in the
contiguous USA included. Other
places: $500 flat rate.
These models
are
built per commission only. We require only a small
deposit (not full price, not even 50%) to start the
process $500
The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed,
in several months.
Independence
LCS-2,
Coronado LCS-4,
Jackson LCS-6,
Montgomery LCS-8
Gabrielle Giffords LCS-10,
Omaha LCS-12,
Manchester LCS-14,
Tulsa LCS-16
Charleston LCS-18,
Cincinnati LCS-20,
Kansas City LCS-22,
Oakland LCS-24,
Mobile LCS-26,
Savannah LCS-28,
Canberra LCS-30,
Santa Barbara LCS-32,
Augusta LCS-34,
Kingsville LCS-36,
Pierre LCS-38.
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Learn more about the
Independence class LCS here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence-class_littoral_combat_ship
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