LCS-6 completes trials

The Littoral Combat Ship Jackson (LCS-6) has completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of its planned delivery this summer, Naval Sea Systems Command announced June 30. The Independence-class LCS, built by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., completed its five-day trial to prove “the performance of the propulsion plant, ship handling and auxiliary systems.” Jackson is the third of four aluminum trimarans built by Austal. Following commissioning later this summer, Jackson will be home-ported in San Diego. (Source: USNI News 06/30/15)