By CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS
WASHINGTON — The USS Freedom, first of the US Navy’s littoral combat ships, was forced to return to port in Singapore Tuesday after sediment was discovered in the ship’s lube oil system.
The incident took place days after the ship concluded a successful appearance at a major defense exhibition in Singapore, where the Freedom attracted significant interest.
According to Capt. Darryn James, a Navy spokesman for the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, the ship was only a few hours out of Singapore when the problem was discovered.
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