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Navy Tests Two New SSCs with Amphibious Ship

Thursday, February 10th, 2022

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Navy Tests Two New SSCs with Amphibious Ship

The Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) next generation landing craft successfully completed well deck interoperability testing with USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) in February 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy).

The Navy recently successfully tested two new Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) vessels interfacing with the USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) dock landing ship, the service said Feb. 10 The Navy noted this included well deck interoperability testing between the SSCs and LSD-50, helping move the craft another step toward fleet integration. This test was conducted as part of the first phase of ship interface testing and “helped validate user requirements by performing multiple well deck…

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