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Navy/USMC

LCS-19 Finishes Acceptance Trials

Thursday, December 19th, 2019

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LCS-19 Finishes Acceptance Trials

The future Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS-19) undergoes acceptance trials in December 2019 on Lake Michigan. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

The future Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS St. Louis (LCS-19) finished acceptance trials in Lake Michigan on Dec. 13, the Navy and prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Dec. 18. These trials are the last major milestone before a ship is delivered to the Navy and involves completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey. This covered demonstrating performance of the propulsion plant, ship handling, and auxiliary systems. The ship will…

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