called a "littoral combat ship" (LCS), and the tri-maran can move its weapons around faster than any other ship in the Navy.
'Littoral' means close-to-shore, and that's where these ships will operate. They're tailor-made for launching helicopters
and lightly-armored vehicles, sweeping mines and firing all
manner of torpedoes, missiles and machine guns. These ships are also relatively inexpensive. This one is a
bargain at $208 million, and the Navy plans to build 55 of them.
