The U.S. Navy's Newest Aircraft Carrier Is Heading To 'Shock Trials'

US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford in the Atlantic Ocean, June 4, 2020 US Navy/MCS2 Ruben Reed 

19Fortyfive: The Navy's new, powerful aircraft carrier is heading to 'shock trials' 

 * The US Navy's brand-new aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford will be return to port this summer. 

 * But before the supercarrier ties up in Newport News, it will go through full-ship shock trials,

 * Those tests involve setting off explosives next to the ship to see if vibrations cause problems. 

The US Navy's brand new aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will be returning to Newport News this summer. 

Much like how an automobile needs to go in for routine maintenance, so too will the Navy's largest and most expensive warship. 

The supercarrier will tie up at Newport News Shipbuilding's pier 2 after it conducts its full ship shock trials, which is a standard test that involves setting off high explosives next to the ship to determine if vibration would cause problems. 

While anything that was shaken loose or damaged will be addressed, the return to port is actually part of Ford's first "planned incremental availability" (PIA). 

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WNU Editor: The shock trials for the USS Gerald Ford will be occurring later in the summer.