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gram Executive Offi ce, Ships. “Completing this milestone is another signifi cant step in Portland’s progression toward joining her 10 sister ships - LPDs that have conducted operational missions, air strikes, and hu- manitarian relief missions along with their Marine Corps partners for 20 deployments worldwide.”


Acceptance trials began with dockside


Offi cial U.S. Navy fi le photo of amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) as it conducts sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Ingalls’ test and trials team spent four days operat- ing the 11th San Antonio-class ship and demonstrating its systems.


U.S. Navy photo by Lance Davis (Released)


Future USS Portland Successfully Com- pletes Acceptance Trials


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PASCAGOULA, Miss. (NNS) -- Future USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully completed Acceptance Trials on Aug. 18, sailing from and returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Portland is the 11th San Antonio-class


amphibious transport dock to be presented to the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Sur- vey (INSURV) for acceptance. Acceptance trials are conducted with INSURV and are intended to demonstrate a ship’s readiness for delivery through a series of dockside and underway tests and evaluations. “The USS Portland is a well-designed ship that is going to increase our Navy and


Marine Corps warfi ghting capability for years to come,” said Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command. “The material condition of the ship is fantastic, and the success she had during acceptance trials is a true testament to the men and women that built her.” Moore embarked on Portland for the


fi rst underway day of sea trials. He observed the anchoring and the detect-to-engage demonstrations, and visited with govern- ment and shipyard workers who achieved this milestone. He also addressed Portland’s crew, who will take ownership of LPD 27 next month. “The success of these trials refl ects a continuing trend of delivering highly-capa- ble ships to the fl eet,” said Capt. Brian Met- calf, LPD 17 class program manager for Pro-


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checks and continued with demonstrations of several major systems while at sea. Systems tested included main propulsion engineering and ship control systems, com- bat and communications systems, damage control, food service and crew support. LPD 27 successfully completed a full-power run, steering checks, quick reversal, boat handling, anchoring and ballast demonstra- tions. The ship also completed a fl awless detect-to-engage evolution, executed by Portland Sailors. “The Navy and shipbuilder worked diligently to complete Portland and to fully demonstrate her capabilities in over 200 events,” said Capt. Brian Lawrence, super- visor of Shipbuilding, Gulf Coast. “Their collective, exceptional efforts over the past fi ve days are a culmination of years in planning, production, quality assurance, and testing by every member of the government/ industry team.” Portland is scheduled to deliver to the


Navy later this fall and will be commis- sioned next spring in her namesake city, Portland, Oregon. As one of the Defense Department’s


largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships is responsible for executing the develop- ment and procurement of all destroyers, am- phibious ships, special mission and support ships, and boats and craft.


Navy Launches USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams


From Team Ships Public Aff airs SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The Navy launched expeditionary sea base Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (ESB 4) at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, Aug. 19. The launch of ESB 4 involved slowly


fl ooding the launching dock with water until the ship could freely fl oat for the fi rst time. Following launch, the ship completed con- struction and fi nal outfi tting before going to sea to complete a series of tests and trials prior to delivery in early 2018. “We’re making tremendous progress on


this ship,” said Capt. Scot Searles, Strategic Sealift and Theater Sealift program manag- er, Program Executive Offi ce Ships. “We’ll begin powering many of the ships engines and systems as early as next month as we prepare to get underway for sea trials in the coming months.” The ESB will primarily support avi-


ation mine countermeasure and special operations force missions. In addition to the fl ight deck, the ESB has a hangar with two aviation operating spots capable of handling MH-53E Sea Dragon-equivalent helicopters; accommodations, work spaces, and ordnance storage for embarked force; enhanced command, control, communica- tions, computers, and intelligence to sup- port embarked force mission planning and execution; and reconfi gurable mission deck area to store embarked force equipment to include mine sleds and rigid hull infl atable boats.


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