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LCS-16 Finishes Acceptance Trials

Friday, March 16th, 2018

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LCS-16 Finishes Acceptance Trials

The future USS Tulsa (LCS-16) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship is launched in Mobile, Ala. in March 2016. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The future Littoral Combat Ship USS Tulsa (LCS-16) completed acceptance trials on March 9 in the Gulf of Mexico, the Navy said on Friday.Acceptance trials are the final major milestone before a ship is delivered to the Navy. The trails are conducted in-port and while underway to demonstrate capabilities to the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).The Tulsa, and Independence-class LCS is built by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala.The trials tested the performance of the propulsion plant, ship handling…

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