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

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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