The latest Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Indianapolis, successfully completed acceptance trials on Lake Michigan on June 26, according to a Lockheed Martin statement.
Acceptance trials, the last major step before delivering the LCS to the U.S. Navy, are conducted by the service’s Board of Inspection and Survey, the U.S. Navy’s chief body inspecting and reporting on a warship’s readiness for active duty operations.
“The trials included a full-power run, maneuver
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