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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

USS Truman begins sea trials

USS Harry S Truman in the Mediterranean Sea, alongside MSC oiler USNS John LenthallThe The US Navy's eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) has started sea trails as part of a 16-month docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Virginia, US.

Truman's commanding officer captain Dee Mewbourne said: "Today's successful underway was the product of Truman and NNSY's hard work and dedication for the past 16 months in the shipyard."

The aircraft carrier will undergo testing to validate its system capabilities in surface operations, deck seamanship, flight-deck operations and damage control readiness.

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