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First Joint High Speed Vessel Undergoes Initial Trials

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, April 27th, 2012

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The first ship in the Navy’s scaled-back Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) program has successfully completed builder’s sea trials and is expected to be delivered to the fleet later this year. The USNS Spearhead built by Austal USA finished the trials on Apr. 19 in Mobile, Ala., that included testing of the propulsion, communication and navigational systems among other components on the vessel designed to sail in theater to quickly transport troops, vehicles and equipment. The JHSV-1 also underwent high…

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