Naval Sea Systems Command Story Archive
NSWC Carderock Engineers Release New Software to Analyze Accelerations on High-Speed Boats (21 March 2013)
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock engineers released an innovative new software that provides the government, industry and academia a standardized method of analyzing data that is expected to improve high-speed craft design.
NAVSEA Assists with Removal, Dismantling of USS Guardian (21 March 2013)
Naval Sea System Command's (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) continues to support operations to remove and dismantle USS Guardian (MCM-5) from a reef in the Tubbataha Reef National Park, Philippines, March 21.
MLP 1 Successfully Completes Builder's Sea Trials (22 March 2013)
The Navy's first Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), successfully completed builder's sea trials March 20, in San Diego.
NSWC Carderock Receives Patent for Propeller Entanglement System (28 March 2013)
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock received a patent for a system designed to entangle small boat propellers, the Navy announced March 26.
NSWC Port Hueneme Holds a Change of Command (28 March 2013)
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme held a change of command ceremony in Port Hueneme, Calif., March 28.
USS Chancellorsville Completes Combat Systems Upgrades (29 March 2013)
Naval Sea Systems Command completed the first-ever Air Defense Cruiser Aegis Baseline 9 combat systems upgrade for USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), March 29.
Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) hosted Reps. Rob Wittman, R-VA, and Madeleine Bordallo, D-GU, to observe some of SWRMC's production operations March 26.
USS Fort Worth Completes Final Contract Trials (18 April 2013)
USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) successfully completed final contract trials (FCT) and returned to Naval Station San Diego April 4.
Naval Sea Systems Command completed the installation of new control systems aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), April 8, which will reduce fuel usage and crew workload.
Naval Sea Systems Command completed a fleet-wide fastener study, identifying and recommending the removal of thousands of fasteners from the Navy supply system, NAVSEA announced April 18.
Navy Scientist Selected for Electrotechnology Award (25 April 2013)
A Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) scientist was named the winner of the Harry Diamond Memorial Award for 2012, sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), April 25.
The Navy's first Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point (MLP) 1, successfully completed Acceptance Trials, April 19, in San Diego, Calif.
The Naval Sea Systems Command will host the fifth meeting of the International Frigate Working Group (IFWG) May 6-10, at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., bringing together the current users of the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates.
Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Montford Point (15 May 2013)
The Navy accepted delivery of the first Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), from General Dynamics-NASSCO, May 14, in San Diego, Calif.
USNS Choctaw County, the Navy's second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV 2), satisfactorily completed Acceptance Trials, May 3 in Mobile, Ala.