A Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility is a facility owned by the United States Navy as a holding facility for decommissioned naval vessels, pending determination of their final fate. All ships in
Philadelphia NISMF in 1955
Philadelphia NISMF in 1995
Ships laid up at Philadelphia NISMF in 2017.
The mothball fleet at Bremerton, Washington, in 1974
USS Independence (LCS-2)
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USS Independence is the lead ship of the Independence-class of littoral combat ships. It is the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the concept of independence. The design was produce
Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility
…Independence Littoral Combat Ship Out of commission, in reserve. USS Freedom (LCS-1) Freedom Littoral Combat Ship Stricken, final disposition pending. USS Independence (LCS-2) Independence Littoral Combat Ship Stricken, final disposition pending. USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) Ticonderoga Cruiser Stricken, final disposition…
USS Independence at Key West on 29 March 2010
Helicopter facilities and the mission bay dominate the stern of the Independence class.
Side view of Independence on 29 April 2008
Rear view of Independence approaching Mayport, Florida, on 2 April 2010