A new multi-role cutter has been delivered to the US Coast Guard as the US Navy and the Guyana military place orders for additional vessels. Meanwhile, a veteran US Navy ..
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | August 3 – US and UK naval vessel deliveries, customs patrol boat for Taiwan and more
Vessel deliveries have been completed to the navies of the US and the UK as well as Taiwan’s main customs enforcement organisation. A construction schedule has been ..
Navy takes delivery of USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205)
The Navy this week accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205).
T-AO 205’s delivery follows the completion of acceptance trials with the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey to test the readiness and capability of the ship and to validate requirements.
“USNS John Lewis will provide much needed capability to the fleet as the primary fuel pipeline at sea,” said John Lighthammer, program manager of the Navy’s Auxiliary and Special...
https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/navy-takes-delivery-of-usns-john-lewis-t-ao-205/
Report to Congress on Next-Generation Logistic Ship
The following is the July 13, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) Program.
From the report
Introduction
The Navy’s Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program envisages procuring new medium-sized at-sea resupply ships for the Navy. The Navy’s proposed FY2023 budget requests $3.0 million in research and development funding for the program. The Navy’s five-year (FY2023-FY2027) shipbuilding plan programs the procurement of the first NGLS...
https://news.usni.org/2022/07/14/report-to-congress-on-next-generation-logistic-ship
US Navy oiler John Lewis conducts acceptance trials
USNS John Lewis, the lead ship of the US Navy’s new class of fleet replenishment oilers, recently conducted acceptance trials. The acceptance trials consist of a se ..
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Keels laid for two future US Navy ships
San Diego shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO held simultaneous keel-laying ceremonies for two future US Navy vessels on Saturday, April 30. The keels were laid for the f ..
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Future US Navy oiler to honour civil rights activist Thurgood Marshall
US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has confirmed that a future US Navy replenishment oiler will be named USNS Thurgood Marshall after a former US Supreme Court Just ..
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US Navy replenishment oiler John Lewis conducts builder’s trials
USNS John Lewis, the lead ship of a new class of fleet replenishment oilers slated for the US Navy, conducted initial builder’s trials and returned to port on Frida ..
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US Navy christens fleet oiler Harvey Milk
The US Navy christened its newest fleet replenishment oiler in a ceremony in San Diego, California, on Saturday, November 6. USNS Harvey Milk honours the late Harvey Milk ..
US Navy christens fleet oiler John Lewis
The US Navy formally named its newest fleet replenishment oiler in a ceremony at General Dynamics NASSCO’s facilities in San Diego, California, on Saturday, July 17 ..