The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) departed from Naval Station Mayport on Monday.
The USS Cooperstown is assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 2 and is homeported in Mayport. This class of small surface combatant is designed to be fast, agile and mission-focused for operations in near-shore environments to counter “21st-century” threats.
Littoral Combat Ships can operate independently or as part of a networked battle force in high-threat scenarios. This networked force includes larger, multi-mission surface combatants such as cruisers and destroyers…