Post by ferryfast admin on May 8, 2012 12:44:17 GMT -5
Navy: Trials successful for newest LCS
By Christopher P. Cavas - Staff writer
www.navytimes.com/news/2012/05/defense-navy-trials-successful-newest-littoral-combat-ship-fort-worth-050712/
Posted : Monday May 7, 2012 14:45:27 EDT
The newest littoral combat ship successfully completed its acceptance trials May 4, the Navy announced Monday, clearing the way for the ship’s delivery.
The Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) examined the major systems and equipment of the Fort Worth (LCS 3) during the four-day trial run on Lake Michigan, including the propulsion plant, ship handling and auxiliary systems.
“Fort Worth performed extremely well during its trials,” LCS Program Manager Capt. John Neagley said in an emailed statement. “The ship’s level of completion coupled with Marinette Marine’s excellent craftsmanship resulted in relatively few material deficiencies.”
The ship, built at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wis., is the second LCS from prime contractor Lockheed Martin. Freedom (LCS 1), the first ship, was delivered from the same shipyard in 2008.
The Navy will take possession of the Fort Worth sometime this spring, and later in the summer the 378-foot-long ship will begin the long trek to the sea across the Great Lakes and through the Saint Lawrence Seaway. A commissioning ceremony is to be held Sept. 22 in Galveston, Texas, and afterwards the ship will continue to its homeport of San Diego, Calif.
The Fort Worth’s acceptance trials followed initial builder’s trials run in October before the lakes were closed for the winter. Further builder’s trials were carried out in early April.
The Freedom already is operating from the Southern California port, and was joined for the first time on May 2 by the Independence (LCS 2), the first ship from rival shipbuilder Austal USA.
A total of 24 LCS ships, split between Lockheed and Austal, are either in service, under construction or on order.
By Christopher P. Cavas - Staff writer
www.navytimes.com/news/2012/05/defense-navy-trials-successful-newest-littoral-combat-ship-fort-worth-050712/
Posted : Monday May 7, 2012 14:45:27 EDT
The newest littoral combat ship successfully completed its acceptance trials May 4, the Navy announced Monday, clearing the way for the ship’s delivery.
The Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) examined the major systems and equipment of the Fort Worth (LCS 3) during the four-day trial run on Lake Michigan, including the propulsion plant, ship handling and auxiliary systems.
“Fort Worth performed extremely well during its trials,” LCS Program Manager Capt. John Neagley said in an emailed statement. “The ship’s level of completion coupled with Marinette Marine’s excellent craftsmanship resulted in relatively few material deficiencies.”
The ship, built at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wis., is the second LCS from prime contractor Lockheed Martin. Freedom (LCS 1), the first ship, was delivered from the same shipyard in 2008.
The Navy will take possession of the Fort Worth sometime this spring, and later in the summer the 378-foot-long ship will begin the long trek to the sea across the Great Lakes and through the Saint Lawrence Seaway. A commissioning ceremony is to be held Sept. 22 in Galveston, Texas, and afterwards the ship will continue to its homeport of San Diego, Calif.
The Fort Worth’s acceptance trials followed initial builder’s trials run in October before the lakes were closed for the winter. Further builder’s trials were carried out in early April.
The Freedom already is operating from the Southern California port, and was joined for the first time on May 2 by the Independence (LCS 2), the first ship from rival shipbuilder Austal USA.
A total of 24 LCS ships, split between Lockheed and Austal, are either in service, under construction or on order.