Posted on 11/25/2016 11:07:40 AM PST by PROCON
Future Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) successfully completed its acceptance trials Nov. 18.
The trials consisted of a series of in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).
Acceptance trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the Navy. During the trials, the Navy conducted comprehensive tests of the LCS intended to demonstrate the performance of the propulsion plant, ship handling, and auxiliary systems.
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Following delivery and commissioning in Galveston, Texas, LCS 10 will sail to California to be homeported in San Diego with sister ships USS Independence (LCS 2), USS Coronado (LCS 4), USS Jackson (LCS 6), and USS Montgomery (LCS 8).
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Her brain death occurred long before she was shot.
That was my question. Navy never has named a ship after some still living. If they were going to flush that tradition, for some not in the navy, it should have been for Bob Hope. At least he gave so much to the military for years!
Naming ships after the living has been going on for a while, the first I remember is USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70), who was also a congress critter. I still remember seeing the ship for the first time in the early '80s and all of us wondering "who the hell is Carl Vinson?"
And there is a USNS BOB HOPE (T-AKR-300), and he was still alive at the christening.
Perhaps the Navy will LEARN something when this ship gets shot in the head.
DAMN; thats a big juicy target for the ragheads.
LOL
Absurd and insulting to the US Navy.
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