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USS Tulsa LCS-16 Independence-class littoral combat ship Art print of the USS Tulsa LCS-16 originally painted on a nautical chart by William B. MacGregor Jr. - USS Tulsa (LCS-16) is a US Navy Indepedence-class littoral combat ship. She is the third ship to be named for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. A Littoral combat ship (LCS) consist of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore & are are comparable to corvettes of other navies. The Freedom & Independence class are the first two LCS variants. They have the capabilities of a small assault transport housing two helicopters, a stern ramp for operating small boats, & capability to deliver a small assault force with fighting vehicles. in 2002, the US Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships & initially ordered two trimaran hulled ships from General Dynamics which became known as the Independence class littoral combat ship after the first ship of the class. USS Independence. Even-numbered US. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional mono hull Freedom class littoral combat ship. The USS Tulsa was constructed by Austral USA, Mobile Alabama. The USS Tulsa was launched March 2017 & commissioned February 2019. A Littoral combat ship (LCS) consist of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore & are are comparable to corvettes of other navies. The Freedom & Independence class are the first two LCS variants. They have the capabilities of a small assault transport housing two helicopters, a stern ramp for operating small boats, & capability to deliver a small assault force with fighting vehicles. - Nautical chart art print of the USS Tulsa LCS-16. Free shipping (USA only) Art Print Art print is printed on Canson Fine Art=Photo Rag Paper or equivalent. Mounted in a beveled double mat. Matted Art Print is ready for a standard 11"x14" or 16"x20" frame. Mat will be signed by the artist. Note: Mat size is the outside dimension. The double matted print will fit into a standard frame that can be purchased at your local craft/department store. No need for custom framing! The image/print size is smaller than the size of the mat. Original Nautical Chart Painting SOLD Change of Command Gift William. B. MacGregor Jr. Watercolors the Junkyard Artist William B. MacGregor, Jr. was born in Medfield, MA, the son & grandson of Norfolk Hunt Club kennel masters. Many of his family members were self-taught artists, woodcarvers, automobile mechanics & veterans of foreign wars including his father a WW1 US Army veteran. Bill is a graduate of Medfield High School, Wentworth Institute, & Northeastern University. His engineering career, from which he is now retired, included working for military & aerospace companies in industrial engineering & IR optics. His painting incorporates "old skool"
