USNS John Lewis Conducts Acceptance Trials
May 2, 2022 - USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, conducted Acceptance Trials, April 25.Acceptance Trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the...
Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207)
May 2, 2022 - The keel for the future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207), the Navy’s 3rd John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO), April 30.A keel laying is the...
Keel Authenticated for Future USS John L. Canley
May 2, 2022 - The keel for the future USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), the Navy’s fourth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego on April 30.The ship...
Future APL 69 Conducts Builder’s and Acceptance Trials
April 22, 2022 - The Navy’s newest berthing barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 69, recently conducted Builder’s and Acceptance Trials in Pascagoula, Mississippi.Builder's Trials consist of a series of in-port tests and demonstrations...
Navy Conducts Battle Damage Repair Exercise
April 12, 2022 - Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two (MDSU2) and Naval Sea Systems Command activities took part in a battle damage repair exercise on the ex-USS Boone (FFG-28) to test their emergent repair capabilities March 22- 29 while...