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USS Jackson completes full ship shock trials
by Geoff Ziezulewicz
Washington (UPI) Jul 20, 2016


Work starts on Italian navy logistics ship
Trieste, Italy (UPI) Jul 14, 2016 - Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has begun constructing a logistics support ship for the Italian navy, the company reports.

The drydock work on the vessel is taking place at a shipyard in Genoa following a keel laying ceremony earlier this week.

The LSS, to be delivered in 2019, will feature a hospital as well as capacity to transport and transfer diesel fuel, jet fuel, fresh water, spare parts, food and ammunitions.

It will also have the capability to perform at-sea repairs and maintenance of other vessels.

Fincantieri said the ship could also be used as an intelligence platform in the future.

The new LSS will be about 541.3 feet in length, have a speed of 20 knots and have space for 200 crew.

Additional details were not disclosed.

The USS Jackson has completed its full ship shock trials, the Navy announced Tuesday.

The trials of the Independence-class littoral combat ship began last month off the Florida coast, Naval Sea Systems Command said in a statement.

The tests are designed to validate the operational survivability of newly built ships after exposure to underwater shock.

The three tests each involved a 10,000-pound explosive charge, with the final one taking place Saturday.

"The ship performed exceptionally well, sustaining minimal damage and returned to port under her own power," NAVSEA said. "A large amount of data was collected during (the shock trials) on the majority of shipboard systems and the Navy will compile and analyze the data over the next several months."

The Navy is planning a similar test for the Freedom-class LCS USS Milwaukee later this summer.

The ship's manufacturer, Austal, announced a $115 million downward adjustment to revenue and work in progress for Fiscal 2016 earlier this month due to higher-than-expected LCS costs.

Austal has encountered scheduling and margin pressure in the LCS program following delivery of the USS Jackson last summer, the company's first as prime contractor, the company said in a LCS program and earnings update statement.


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