STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth decommissioned in San Diego | Stars and Stripes
The removal of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship from the fleet comes less than 14 years after it was commissioned.
STRIPES - Navy commissions newest ship, USS Cleveland | Stars and Stripes
Cleveland is the 16th and final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to be built and commissioned in the U.S. Navy.
WAR (Navy Lt. j.g. Rachael Jones, Commander, Naval Surface Force) - Future USS Cleveland Sailors Attend Commissioning Week Events
Sailors assigned to the future USS Cleveland, the 16th and final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to be built and commissioned for the Navy, arrived in their namesake city to launch a week of community engagement and celebration leading up to the ship's commissioning.