LCS-7 successfully completes Navy acceptance trial

The future Littoral Combat Ship Detroit (LCS-7) recently concluded its Navy acceptance trial after completing a series of in-port and underway demonstrations for the service's Board of Inspection and Survey.

Acceptance trials are the last milestone before ship delivery to the Navy, which is planned for the fall, according to a July 22 Naval Sea Systems Command statement.

During the underway portion of the acceptance trial, LCS-7 performed successful launch-and-recovery operations of an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat, conducted surface and air self-defense detect-to-engage exercises and demonstrated maneuverability.

"Another thorough trial by the Board of Inspection and Survey, and another ship with improved scores and at a lower cost than her predecessor," Capt. Tom Anderson, LCS program manager, said in a statement. "Detroit's performance during acceptance trial is a testament to the hard work of the Marinette workforce. I look forward to placing the ship in the capable hands of her crew later this summer."

Following delivery and commissioning, LCS-7 will sail to California to be homeported in San Diego, CA, with sister ships Freedom (LCS-1), Fort Worth (LCS-3) and Milwaukee (LCS-5).