The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, once envisioned as a multi-role, near-shore operational vessel, is now widely regarded as a mistake. -Persistent maintenance issues, unclear objectives,

The USS Nantucket, built on the Great Lakes, is on its way to Boston to be christened and then to Florida where it will be based.

The U.S. Navy recently accepted the USS Beloit, a Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) built by Lockheed Martin. -The USS Beloit is the 29th LCS to join the Navy, designed for near-shore and open-ocean operations with a focus on speed and agility.

Although United States ships have seen disaster in combat, there are a few non-combat incidents that have been just as catastrophic as well.