The US Navy has accepted delivery of the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) Dec. 21 at Austal USA in Mobile, Naval Sea Systems Command reports.
Canberra is the second ship to honor the loss of the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra during the Battle of Savo Island in World War II, and is the 15th Independence-variant LCS and the 26th LCS to join the Fleet. Canberra completed Acceptance Trials with the Board of Inspection and Survey in November, the final milestone prior to her official transfer from the shipbuilder, Austal USA, to the Navy. Commissioning, which is the act of placing a warship into active Navy service, is planned for summer 2022.
