Water sprays from a test blast conducted off the starboard side of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The test is being conducted to determine the ROOSEVELT's ability to withstand underwater shock waves.
Warrior Maven: Will the Navy Need to Change the USS Ford After "Shock Trials" - Bomb Explosions
The US Navy is planning to finalize weapons integration on its new USS Ford carrier and explode bombs in various sea conditions near the ship to prepare for major combat on the open seas, service officials said.
Service weapons testers will detonate a wide range of bombs, to include a variety of underwater sea mines to assess the carrier’s ability to withstand enemy attacks. “Shock Trials,” as they are called, are typically one of the final stages in the Navy process designed to bring warships from .development to operational deployment.
“The USS Gerald R. Ford will conduct further trails and testing, culminating in full-ship shock trials. The ship will then work up for deployment in parallel with its initial operational testing and evaluation,” William Couch, an official with Naval Sea Systems Command, told Warrior Maven earlier this year.
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WNU Editor: This carrier is already way over budget. Making changes will only increase its costs, and raise even more questions on why.
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These exercises have been done forever.
I would think they are done more to confirm design changes do not affect survivability.
I cannot not imagine them failing unless they moved the bar; maybe the Chinese have to worry.
Shock trials are not just done on new ships.
"This carrier is already way over budget. Making changes will only increase its costs, and raise even more questions on why."
These test are not part of the reason there is or may be a cost overrun. But some are too complacent in criticism.
These tests are necessary so that down the road it is not found that the launch system has a problem.
These shock tests are the norm See Defense Visual Information Center photo id: DN-SC-88-01426.
The Teddy underwent one September 19, 1987
If a ship has a shock trial, they may do another one on the same ship at a later date.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_trial
https://breakingdefense.com/tag/full-ship-shock-trials/
Reading 1/3rd and then skimming the rest, something came to mind.
3 black balls
That is no fun.
Who knows w/ the tests
There are always problems with first in class ships, this is nothing new.
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