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2. Ship commissioning - Wikipedia

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   Sea trials begin when the ship is floated out of its dry dock (or more rarely, moved by a vehicle to the sea from its construction hangar, as was the case with the submarine USS Virginia), at which time the initial crew for a ship (usually a skeleton crew composed of yard workers and naval personnel; in the modern era of increasingly complex ...

3. Sea trial - Wikipedia

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   A sea trial or trial trip is the testing phase of a watercraft (including boats, ships, and submarines). It is also referred to as a "shakedown cruise" by many naval personnel. It is usually the last phase of construction and takes place on open water, and it can last from a few hours to many days. Sea trials are conducted to measure a vessel's ...

4. Board of Inspection and Survey - Wikipedia

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   The Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) is a United States Navy organization whose purpose is to inspect and assess the material condition of U.S. Navy vessels. The Board is currently headquartered at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek , Virginia .

5. FNRS-2 - Wikipedia

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   FNRS-2 went for sea trials accompanied by the 3,500 t Belgian ship Scaldis, as its tender. However, Scaldis ' crane was not strong enough to lift FNRS-2 while its float was filled, and this proved to be the detail that would end FNRS-2 's career. An unmanned test dive to 4,600 feet (1,400 m) was successfully completed, but owing to technical ...

6. China launches sea trials for next-generation aircraft carrier

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   CCTV reported the Fujian had set out to sea just after 8 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Wednesday. The sea trials are a final step before the aircraft carrier is put into service by China's navy. That process ...

7. Shakedown (testing) - Wikipedia

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   A shakedown is a period of testing or a trial journey undergone by a ship, aircraft or other craft and its crew before being declared operational. Statistically, a proportion of the components will fail after a relatively short period of use , and those that survive this period can be expected to last for a much longer, and more importantly ...