USS Little Rock (LCS 9)

USS Little Rock (LCS-9) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. It is the second ship named after Little Rock, the capital city of Arkansas. The ship will cost somewhere between $300 million and $350 million and is said to have many new features. The keel laying ceremony for Little Rock was on 27 June 2013. The mast stepping ceremony took place on 23 April 2015, followed by the christening ceremony on 18 July 2015. Little Rock is presently undergoing sea trials. Current plans are for the ship to be commissioned alongside the original USS Little Rock CLG 4, in Buffalo, New York in September 2017.