Click here - to select or create a menu

Naval News

Palfinger
  • News
  • Event News
    • Indo Pacific 2022
    • Sea Air Space 2022
    • DIMDEX 2022
    • WDS 2022
    • DSEI 2021
    • MADEX 2021
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Advertising
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
Home» News»U.S. Navy’s Second Ship to Shore Connector Completes Acceptance Trials
LCAC. Photo by NAVSEA Textron

U.S. Navy’s Second Ship to Shore Connector Completes Acceptance Trials

The Navy’s next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Land Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 101, concluded acceptance trials the week of June 8 after successfully completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).

Martin Manaranche 16 Jun 2020

NAVSEA press release

During the trials, the craft underwent integrated testing to demonstrate the capability of the platform and installed systems across all mission areas to effectively meet its requirements. These demonstrations are used to validate the quality of construction and compliance with Navy specifications and requirements prior to delivering the craft to the U.S. Navy. As INSURV is the approving authority for ships and craft undergoing Acceptance Trials, LCAC 101 can now begin preparing for delivery.

“The first operational production unit for the next-generation landing craft, LCAC 101, performed well having incorporated lessons learned from the recent Craft 100 at-sea trials,”

“LCAC 101 successfully demonstrated the ability to operate both on and off cushion at full load through the full range of speed, payload and maneuvering requirements.”

Tom Rivers, amphibious warfare program manager for Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships.

The SSC is the evolutionary replacement for the existing fleet of legacy LCAC vehicles, and will primarily transport weapon systems, equipment, cargo, and personnel of the assault elements through varied environmental conditions from amphibious ships to and over the beach.

SSCs are constructed at Textron Systems, Marine & Land Systems in Slidell, La., and are built with similar configurations, dimensions, and clearances to legacy LCAC, ensuring the compatibility of this next-generation air cushion vehicle with existing well deck equipped amphibious ships, as well as Expeditionary Transfer Dock and Expeditionary Sea Bases. Textron has delivered Craft 100, has completed testing on LCAC 101, and is currently in production on 12 craft with an additional 10 on contract.

As one of the Defense Department’s largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships is responsible for executing the development and procurement of all destroyers, amphibious ships, special mission and support ships, boats and craft.

LCAC NAVSEA Ship-to-Shore connector SSC 2020-06-16
Tags LCAC NAVSEA Ship-to-Shore connector SSC
Facebook Twitter Stumble linkedin Pinterest More

Authors

Posted by : Martin Manaranche
Martin Manaranche is based in Brittany, France. He is currently studying International Relations at Lyon III university. Martin conducted an internship at the French Navy's Ecole Navale in Brest and is therefore particularly fond of naval defense issues.

Related Articles

Textron Systems enhances US Navy’s ship-to-shore connection capabilities

Textron Systems enhances US Navy’s ship-to-shore connection capabilities

Naval News Staff 25 Mar 2022
With an increased need to access the world’s shorelines, the Textron Systems’ Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) fills this capability...
US Navy’s new Landing Craft Completes Tests with USS Carter Hall

US Navy’s new Landing Craft Completes Tests with USS Carter Hall

Naval News Staff 11 Feb 2022
The U.S. Navy's next-generation landing craft completed well deck interoperability trials with Harpers Ferry-class landing ship USS Carter Hall.
U.S. Navy Investing $1.7 Billion to Improve Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

U.S. Navy Investing $1.7 Billion to Improve Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Naval News Staff 18 Aug 2021
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) awarded a $1.7-billion construction project Aug. 13 to expand and reconfigure a dry dock complex at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine, to increase the shipyard's capacity to maintain, modernize, and repair the Navy's attack submarines and return them to the fleet on time.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Legal / Privacy Policy
About Us
Contact Us

Copyright © 2022 Naval News
All Rights Reserved