USS Independence LCS-2

On December 9, 2009 the Navy announced that the ship had completed its first INSURV inspection. The inspection found 2,080 discrepancies, including 39 high-priority deficiencies, but concluded that all could be resolved before the Navy accepts the ship as scheduled. The ship was delivered to the Navy on December 17, 2009. On December 18, the navy ficially accepted custody the ship.
The ship was commissioned on January 16, 2010 in Mobile, Alabama and completed her maiden voyage in April 2010.
In 2010 the Navy asked for an additional $5.3 million to correct problems found in the sea trials.