US Navy’s LCS 23 to be named as USS Cooperstown

The US Navy's latest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS 23) will be named as USS Cooperstown, navy secretary Ray Mabus has announced.

The new vessel will be named in honour of the veterans who are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame located in Cooperstown, New York.

Currently, the US Navy is building two variants of the LCS, such as Freedom-class and Independence-class.

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