Trumpeter 04548 1/350 USS Independence (LCS-2)

The US Navy Independence (LCS-2), the prototype of an independent class of Littoral Combat Ship, will be the sixth vessel in the history of the US Navy to be named after the Independence. The ship was designed by General Dynamics for the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship project and will compete with the Liberty No. designed and built by Lockheed Martin. The ship was designed as a fast assault carrier with different modules for different missions. The ship uses a three-hull design with a speed of more than 40 knots (74km/h, 46mph). The ship was delivered to the US Navy on January 13, 2010