USS Kingsville (LCS-36) is an of the United States Navy. She is the first ship to be named for Kingsville, Texas, which is home to Naval Air Station Kingsville.
In 2002, the United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships. The Navy initially ordered two trimaran hulled ships from General Dynamics, which became known as the after the first ship of the class, . 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 monohull . The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design. On 29 December 2010, the Navy announced that it was awarding Austal USA a contract to build ten additional Independence-class littoral combat ships. The Kingsville is designed to travel upwards of 45mph, making it one of the fastest vessels in the navy.
Kingsville was constructed in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA. The Navy accepted delivery of the vessel on 1 March 2024 and it was commissioned in Corpus Christi, Texas on August 24, 2024. After commissioning, she traveled to her homeport of San Diego, California.