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Third Littoral Combat Ship Completes Builder Trials
by Staff Writers
Marinette WI (SPX) Oct 25, 2011

Following the successful completion of Builder's Sea Trials, Fort Worth returned to MMC to prepare for Acceptance Trials. LCS 3 will be delivered to the Navy next year and its home port will be San Diego, Calif.

A Lockheed Martin industry team completed Builder's Sea Trials for Fort Worth, the nation's third littoral combat ship.

The trials - a coordinated effort between the U.S. Navy and the Lockheed Martin team including Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) - were conducted in the waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan.

They included operational testing of the vessel's propulsion, communications, navigation and mission systems, as well as all support systems.

"Successful completion of Builder's Sea Trials means we are on track for the Navy's Acceptance Trials, putting us a big step closer to getting the Navy the ships it needs," said Joe North, vice president of littoral ship systems for Lockheed Martin's Mission Systems and Sensors business.

"We support the Navy's effort to grow their fleet affordably and effectively."

The rigorous trial period included maneuverability tests; high-speed runs; power and navigation system checks; rescue boat launch and recovery; and tracking exercises, as well as other ship and system evaluations.

Following the successful completion of Builder's Sea Trials, Fort Worth returned to MMC to prepare for Acceptance Trials. LCS 3 will be delivered to the Navy next year and its home port will be San Diego, Calif.

Fort Worth, the second Freedom variant ship in the LCS program, was christened in December 2010.

It is more than 96 percent complete and remains on cost and on schedule. LCS 3 is being constructed with 30 percent fewer production hours as a result of lessons learned from designing and building LCS 1, USS Freedom.

The team began construction on LCS 5, the future USS Milwaukee, in August.

Related Links
Lockheed Martin LCS Team website
Lockheed Martin MS2
Naval Warfare in the 21st Century




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