LCS 4 completes survivability test

The Gulf Coast-built USS Coronado (LCS 4) successfully completed the Navy's Total Ship Survivability Trial (TSST) off the coast of California in late January. The realistic damage control training scenarios assisted the crew in preparation its first deployment later this year. "Initial indications are that Coronado's performance met, and in multiple cases exceeded, the survivability requirements for this small surface combatant," said Capt. Tom Anderson, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program manager. TSST is designed to evaluate a ship's systems and procedures following a simulated conventional weapon hit. A Full Ship Shock Trial is scheduled June 2016, which is a component of the Live-Fire Test and Evaluation program. Coronado is the second Independence-variant, built by Austal USA of Mobile, Ala., to be home-ported in San Diego. (Source: Navy News Service 02/11/16)