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Navy/USMC

LCS Sioux City Demonstrates Key Operational And Maintenance Capabilities In Recent Deployment

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 5th, 2022

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LCS Sioux City Demonstrates Key Operational And Maintenance Capabilities In Recent Deployment

Unmanned minesweeping vehicle on the quarterdeck of littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11). Photo: Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Russell

The Navy’s Sioux City Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) demonstrated several important operational and maintenance capabilities during a recently completed five-month deployment that included the first operations with the service’s Fifth and Sixth Fleets. One of the successes for the 11th Freedom-class LCS was the fact it had no issues despite operating under restrictions on the use of the combining gear on the vessel, limiting the top-end speed of the ship, Cmdr. Scott Whitworth, the commanding officer of Sioux City Blue…

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