USS Independence LCS-2

USS Independence (LCS-2), the class prototype for the Independence-class littoral combat ship, will be the sixth ship the United States Navy to be named for the concept independence. It is the design produced by the General Dynamics consortium for the Navy's littoral combat ship program, and competes with the Lockheed Martin-designed USS Freedom.
It is intended as a small assault transport that can take on various capabilities with the installation mission modules. The ship is a trimaran design that can make more than 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph), and was delivered to the Navy at the end 2009.
The design for Independence (LCS 2) is based on a high-speed trimaran (Benchijigua Express) hull built by Austal (Henderson, Australia). The 418-foot (127-meter) surface combatant design requires a crew 40 sailors. Although the trimaran hull increases the total surface area, it is still able to reach sustainable speeds about 50 knots (60 mph; 90 km/h) with a range 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km).