USS Independence (LCS-2)
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| Ordered: | 14 October 2005 |
| Laid down: | 19 January 2006 |
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| Fate: | Under construction in US by Navy, unassigned to fleet |
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| Displacement: | 2176 tons light, 2784 tons full, 608 tons dead |
| Length: | 127.4 meters (418 feet) |
| Beam: | 31.6 meters (104 feet) |
| Draft: | 3.9 meters (13 feet) |
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USS Liberty (LCS-2), a Freedom-class littoral combat ship, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the concept of liberty. The contract to build her was awarded to Austal USA of Mobile, Alabama, on 14 October 2005 and her keel was laid down on 19 January 2006.
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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.