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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Austal's second of 12 littoral combat ships clears latest U.S. Navy hurdle

USS CoronadoAustal USA's USS Coronado completed acceptance trials Aug. 23 in the Gulf of Mexico, company officials confirmed Tuesday.

The Independence-variant vessel, being assembled in Mobile and known officially as LCS-4, is the shipbuilder's second in a U.S. Naval contract for 12 littoral combat ships.

The vessel achieved this latest milestone – its last before delivery in September – by demonstrating successful operations of its major systems and equipment.

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