USS Oakland (LCS-24)

USS Oakland (LCS-24) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.

[6][7] In 2002, the United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.

[8] On 29 December 2010, the Navy announced that it was awarding Austal USA a contract to build ten additional Independence-class littoral combat ships.

[5] The ship was in Honiara, Solomon Islands on 7 August 2022 for ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal.

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