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Austal Delivers LCS-30 To The Navy

Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

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Austal Delivers LCS-30 To The Navy

The future USS Canberra (LCS-30) Independence-variant littoral combat ship. (Photo: Austal USA)

Austal USA delivered the future USS Canberra (LCS-30) Independence-variant littoral combat ship to the Navy on Dec. 21. LCS-30 is set to be the 15th even-numbered Independence-variant LCS and 26th overall LCS. The delivery ceremony occurred at the company’s production facility in Mobile, Ala. Canberra was previously christened last June (Defense Daily, June 4), was first launched into the Mobile River last March (Defense Daily, April 4) and completed acceptance trials with the Navy’s Bord of Inspection and Survey in…

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