{"id":2076,"date":"2017-05-12T12:36:42","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T12:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=2076"},"modified":"2017-05-12T12:36:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T12:36:42","slug":"uss-gerald-r-ford-cvn-78-to-begin-acceptance-trials-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2017\/05\/12\/uss-gerald-r-ford-cvn-78-to-begin-acceptance-trials-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78) TO BEGIN ACCEPTANCE TRIALS THIS MONTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/05\/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_CVN-78.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2077\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/05\/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_CVN-78-1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/05\/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_CVN-78-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/05\/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_CVN-78-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/05\/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_CVN-78-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/05\/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_CVN-78-560x354.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/05\/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_CVN-78-260x164.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/05\/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_CVN-78-160x101.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/05\/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_CVN-78.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sourced : USNI News<\/p>\n<p>By: Megan Eckstein<\/p>\n<p>The first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will head to sea by the end of the month for its last set of trials before the Navy accepts delivery of the ship and commissions it into the fleet, the acting Navy secretary said today.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Stackley told reporters after delivering a speech at the U.S. Naval Institute\u2019s annual meeting that the carrier would head to sea before Memorial Day for its acceptance trials.<\/p>\n<p>Ford completed its builders trials on April 14, marking the last time shipbuilder Newport News Shipbuilding would oversee a test event with the ship.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at : https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2017\/05\/11\/carrier-ford-to-begin-acceptance-trials-this-month-navy-expects-quick-delivery-afterwards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sourced : USNI News By: Megan Eckstein The first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will head to sea by the end of the month for its last set of trials before the Navy accepts delivery of the ship and commissions it into the fleet, the acting Navy secretary said today. Sean Stackley told reporters&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2017\/05\/12\/uss-gerald-r-ford-cvn-78-to-begin-acceptance-trials-this-month\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">USS GERALD R. 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