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LCS-28 Completes Acceptance Trials

Wednesday, May 26th, 2021

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LCS-28 Completes Acceptance Trials

The USS Mobile (LCS-26) rolled out of its assembly bay and was launched in early 2020 at shipyard Austal USA in Mobile, Ala.. (Photo: Austal USA)

The future USS Savannah (LCS-28) successfully completed acceptance trials on May 14 during demonstrations both in-port and underway in the Gulf of Mexico, the Navy said this week. During these trials, the Navy conducted comprehensive tests of the Independence-variant’s littoral combat ship’s (LCS's) main propulsion, auxiliary and electrical systems. During the event, the ship also performed a full-power demonstration, steering and quick reversal, an anchor drop test and combat system detect-to-engage sequence. LCS-28 was built by Austal USA at its…

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