The UNITED STATE Navy Commander for Naval Surface Forces has actually purchased a design stand down for each LCS team to evaluate treatments as well as requirements complying with the current design casualty on the littoral battle ship (LCS) USS Freedom.

“Due to the ongoing challenges with littoral combat ships, I ordered an engineering stand down for LCS Squadrons and the crews that fall under their command,” statedVice Adm Tom Rowden, Commander ofNaval Surface Forces The stand downs have actually all been finished since August 31, the Navy stated in a declaration late Monday.

“These stands down allowed for time to review, evaluate, and renew our commitment to ensuring our crews are fully prepared to operate these ships safely,” stated Rowden.

The stand down follows the littoral battle ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) experienced a casualty to among the major propulsion diesel motor inJuly Based on preliminary evaluations, the engine will certainly require to be gotten rid of as well as reconstructed or changed.

Back in January, the USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) was likewise sidelined in Singapore after enduring damages to the ship’s integrating equipments. The ship is presently going back to its homeport of San Diego under its very own power where it is anticipated to undertake a substantial repair service duration.

The 2 events triggeredVice Adm Rowden to comment that “improvements in engineering oversight and training are necessary” to “help reduce chance for future operator error.”

Both ships are of the Freedom course variation, which are developed by Lockheed Martin at the Marinette Marine shipyard inWisconsin The 3rd Freedom- course ship, USS Milwaukee (LCS-5), likewise experienced a design problem last December when it experienced a loss of propulsion while underway in the Atlantic Ocean off the shore ofVirginia The case was condemned on metal particles contamination in the port as well as starboard integrating equipment filter systems.

The Navy stated today thatVice Adm Rowden has actually likewise routed the re-training of each LCS Sailor associated with design aboard their ship.

“I have asked the Surface Warfare Office School (SWOS) commander to review the wholeness of our LCS engineering education and training to include the testing and retraining of all LCS engineers,” stated Rowden.

“This training will occur over the next 30 days and will allow the SWOS leadership to review our training program and determine if other changes need to be made to the training pipeline” Rowden included.

The needed design training will certainly be performed by the SWOS’ design group, that will certainly establish both a level-of-knowledge examination as well as specialized training that will certainly be released in the following 1 month to the LCS design pressure, the Navy stated. The commander of SWOS is likewise performing an extensive LCS design evaluation, which will likely take 30-60 days. From there, even more modifications might be made to the design training pipe, according to theNavy

While identifying the procedure for re-training as well as licensing the design divisions, USS Coronado (LCS 4), of the Independence alternative, likewise experienced a casualty to one its adaptable combinings settings up onAug 29, the Navy exposed Monday.

“As Coronado returned to Pearl Harbor Sunday afternoon, Sept. 4, Rowden sent a small group of maintenance experts to meet the ship to take a holistic look at the engineering program on board,” the Navy stated. “A preliminary investigation will provide an initial assessment and procedural review of the situation, and any shortfalls will be addressed quickly to get the ship fixed and back on deployment.”

“I am fully committed to ensuring that our ships and the Sailors who man them have the proper tools and training they need to safely and effectively operate these ships,” included Rowden.