The ship, which cost nearly $600 million to build, is the last Independence-class LCS to be built for the Navy.

The littoral combat ship USS Canberra returned to its homeport of San Diego on Tuesday following a history-making commissioning ceremony in Australia. The Canberra left Naval Base San Diego on ...

The newly commissioned USS Canberra entered World War II's Pacific theater late but exceptionally, enduring brutal encounters at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. However, her luck ran out on ...

The San Diego-based littoral combat ship USS Canberra has arrived in Bahrain to conduct mine-sweeping operations on the region. (US Central Command) By Gary Robbins | The San Diego Union-Tribune.

The departure of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson from the Middle East comes alongside a reduction in Navy forces in the ...

USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) and USS Tulsa (LCS-16) are expected to join Canberra later this year with additional mine countermeasure packages embarked. Eventually, the LCS will replace the Avenger ...

​ Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA delivered the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) to the U.S. Navy today, the second ship delivered by ...

The introduction of the Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) aboard the USS Canberra (LCS-30) marks a significant shift from traditional Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships to more ...

On October 14, 1944, during intense fighting near Formosa, USS San Diego’s gunners fought desperately to repel waves of Japanese aircraft swarming the American fleet. While the San Diego’s ...

The U.S. Navy embarked the first Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) aboard USS Canberra (LCS 30), April 18, service officials announced.

And there’s a specific moment attached to that: In July 2023 the U.S. Navy commissioned LCS 30 as the USS Canberra at a ceremony in Sydney, Australia.