
The future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the first in a new class of fleet replenishment oilers, completed initial builder’s trials last week, the Navy said on Feb. 8 The ship was built by General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) [GD]. The trials included a series of both in-port and at-sea demonstrations to allow GD and the Navy to assess the ship's systems and readiness before moving on to acceptance trials and delivery to the Navy. The ship…