edacious, ravenous, voracious, esurient, rapacious, ravening. gluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands; a gluttonous debauch; a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure.
Freedom-class littoral combat ship. For the RCI cruise ship class, see Freedom-class cruise ship. The Freedom class is one of two classes of littoral combat ship built for the United States Navy. The Freedom class was proposed by Lockheed Martin as a contender for a fleet of small, multipurpose warships to operate in the littoral zone.
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)-The Navy announced the name of the next Freedom-variant littoral combat ship will be USS St. Louis. The 388-foot long ship will be the seventh ship to bear the name. Secretary Of The Navy Ray Mabus conducted a naming ceremony at St. Louis' Soldiers Memorial Military Museum Friday. The LCS is constructed by Lockheed Martin and designed for flexibility in missions close to shore.