May 12, 200521 yr From Defence Aerospace LPD 17 Successfully Completes Builder's Sea Trials (Source: US Naval Sea Systems Command; issued May 11, 2005) PASCAGOULA, Miss. --- San Antonio, first ship of the LPD 17 Class, returned to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) Pascagoula facility after successfully demonstrating performance during Builder's Sea Trials. Having accomplished significant pier-side systems testing and dock trials, this underway testing was a critical milestone on the path to ship delivery. NGSS conducted a complete range of tests including ship maneuvering and steering, propulsion and propulsion controls, mission systems, auxiliary systems, and combat systems. The Shipboard Wide Area Network and Engineering Control System, which comprise the cornerstone of this highly complex new amphibious ship, were also demonstrated. Close coordination between the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), Naval Sea Systems Command, ship's force, NGSS shipbuilder and integrator, suppliers, and government program office (PMS 317) ensured success of the trial. The future USS San Antonio will be commissioned in Ingleside, TX, this fall. The next three ships of the class, New Orleans, Mesa Verde, and Green Bay are all scheduled to undergo Builder’s Trials in 2006. The future USS New York, the fifth ship of the class, continues construction at the NGSS facility in Avondale, LA.
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