USS Manchester The crew of the littoral combat ship USS Manchester man the rails during the ship's commissioning ceremony in Portsmouth, N.H., May 26, 2018. Manchester is the 12th littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the seventh of the Independence variant. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob I. Allison SHARE: Download: Full Size (3.78 MB) Tags: Manchester, lcs, CEREMONY, Littoral combat ship, Commissioning, USS MANCHESTER Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob I. Allison VIRIN: 180526-N-BT947-1583.JPG Photo Gallery