The U.S. Navy’s latest Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS St. Louis (LCS 19), successfully completed acceptance trials on Lake Michigan this month, according to a statement by U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin.
Acceptance trials are the last major step before delivering a warship to the U.S. Navy. They are conducted by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey, the service’s main organization inspecting and reporting on
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