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U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Lucy Stone
December 16, 2025 — SAN DIEGO – John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209) was delivered to the Navy, Dec. 16. The delivery marks the official transfer of the ship from shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO to the Navy.Delivery follows the successful completion of sea trials to test the readiness and capability of the ship and to validate... MORE

Oct. 25, 2025 - San Diego, Calif. USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, conducted integrated sea trials to assess the ship’s readiness and capability prior to acceptance trials and delivery to the Navy.

Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Lucy Stone
August 8, 2023 — SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, August 8.A keel laying is the recognition of the start of a ship’s construction. It is the union of a ship’s modular... MORE

The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, August 8. Program Executive Officer Ships, RADM Tom Anderson, ship sponsors, Alicia Aadensen and Debbie Simmons and General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company artisans, Fausto Cruz and Jesus Quevado, who welded the sponsor initials into the keel plate, were part of the ceremony.

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