
The Navy’s first ship in a new class of fleet replenishment oilers, the USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), finished acceptance trials on April 25, the service said Monday. The trials included in-port and at-sea demonstrations allowing the Navy and the shipbuilder to assess ship systems and readiness before T-AO 205 is delivered to the Navy. The John Lewis-class ships are being built by General Dynamics’ [GD] National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) in San Diego. They will be operated by…