Step aboard the USS Coronado, part of the troubled LCS class

The US Navy announced in April that it may not deploy any littoral combat ships this year because of maintenance problems.

“Three of the Navy’s four original LCSs are in maintenance now, and four of the eight block-buy ships that have commissioned already are undergoing their initial Post Shakedown Availabilities (PSA),” USNI News reported in April, citing Cmdr. John Perkins, a spokesman for Naval Surface Force Pacific.

But LCS’ also have a problem with survivability, including limited anti-ship self-defense capabilities, a lack of combat radar systems and more.

The Pentagon is so concerned that LCS vessels aren’t “survivable in high-intensity combat” that it’s looking for a new frigate to replace them (read about one of the contenders here).

In any event, one of the LCS that does not appear to be undergoing maintenance, according to the USNI News report, is the USS Coronado.

Step aboard and take a look:

There are two variants of LCS — Independence and Freedom — and the Coronado is an Independence-class ship.

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Source:US Navy