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A definition or brief description of Littoral Combat Ship.

Lighter than a U.S. destroyer or frigate, (but heavier than a corvette or fast attack craft) relatively low-cost U.S. Navy warship type, capable of ocean crossings but optimized for coastal operations including mine warfare (MIW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASW).

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	~~A light~~, relatively low-cost [[U.S. Navy]] warship type, capable of ocean crossings but optimized for coastal operations including [[mine warfare]] (MIW), [[anti-submarine warfare]] (ASW) and [[anti-surface warfare]] (ASW).		Lighter than a U.S. destroyer or frigate, (but heavier than a [[corvette]] or [[fast attack craft]]) relatively low-cost [[U.S. Navy]] warship type, capable of ocean crossings but optimized for coastal operations including [[mine warfare]] (MIW), [[anti-submarine warfare]] (ASW) and [[anti-surface warfare]] (ASW).