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Newest Navy LPD Completes Acceptance Trials

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017

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Newest Navy LPD Completes Acceptance Trials

The future USS Portland (LPD-27), sails in the Gulf of Mexico during acceptance sea trials. (Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding-built latest Amphibious Transport Dock, the future USS Portland (LPD-27), completed acceptance trials on Aug 18, the Navy and company announced Monday.Acceptance trials are conducted with the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) to demonstrate the ship’s readiness for delivery. This comprised a set of over 200 underway and dock-side evaluations and tests, including tests of main propulsion engineering and ship control systems, combat and communications systems, damage control, food service, and crew…

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