MOBILE, Ala. - Austal USA launched the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) into Alabama’s Mobile River on March 30, the company said in an April 1 release. The Canberra, an Independence-class littoral combat ship, is the first ship to be launched by Austal USA in 2021 and the first to be launched from the company’s recently acquired dry dock. The Canberra is one of 19 Independence-class LCSs being built by Austal for the U.S. Navy. Austal USA so far has delivered 11 of the class to the Navy. The next steps for the Canberra are sea trials and then delivery to the Navy. Also, this week along the Gulf Coast, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker joined U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Ala.) and Rep. Steve Palazzo (R-Miss.) on tours of Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile and Pascagoula’s Huntington Ingalls shipyards March 31. Carl’s office described the visit as an ‘in and out’ visit, making no time for media availability. Harker was sworn in as acting Navy Secretary in January. (Sources: Seapower 04/01/21) and WKRG Austal Launches Future LCS Canberra for U.S. Navy - Seapower (seapowermagazine.org)
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