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WATCH: USS Detroit Test Fires Hellfire Missiles (In Slow Motion)

It was a proud moment for the city when the USS Detroit docked on the riverfront and thousands of people came out to see the sixth ship in the service of our country named “Detroit.” Now done with the commissioning tour, recently released video shows that the United States Navy conducted a successful structural test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM) from Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Detroit (LCS 7) Feb. 28 off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. PICS: See on board the USS...

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Miss The Tour Of The USS Detroit? Hop Aboard With These 39 Photos

There has been a ton of buzz about the USS Detroit currently sitting at a dock in the Detroit River. Public tours on Wednesday were so popular that many weren’t able to get on board. Today, I got a chance to take a look around the USS Detroit and share some photos with you. Having taken a few military ship tours in my life, including the USS Midway, one of the things that stands out is this ship is full of technology. Almost every crew member is trained to do every job on the ship. It only h...

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The USS Detroit Docking At Her Namesake City In Pictures

It was an exciting day on the Detroit River, after years of anticipation the USS Detroit has finally made it’s way to it’s namesake city this afternoon. The USS Detroit had a great welcoming committee with the Michigan Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution decked out in red, white, and blue. As the horns blared cheers erupted from the riverfront. The ship sponsor, Barbara Levin, was also in attendance for the arrival of the USS Detroit. Mrs. Levin was asked to be the sponsor of the USS...

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USS Detroit Accepted by Navy

The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the future USS Detroit during a ceremony on August 12 at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. Detroit is the eighth littoral combat ship (LCS) to be delivered to the Navy and the fourth Freedom variant to join the fleet. LCS is a modular, reconfigurable ship, with three types of mission packages including surface warfare, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare. The USS Detroit is the seventh ship in a long line to b...

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The Storied History Of The 6 Ships Named U.S.S. Detroit

This fall, the U.S. Navy will commission a new USS Detroit. The ship was Christened on Oct. 18, 2014 and delivered to the Navy in late 2015 for further tests and trials. The USS Detroit is an innovative surface combatant designed to operate in littoral seas and shallow water to counter mines, submarines, and fast surface craft threats in coastal regions. This ship is the sixth in a long line of USS Detroits that stretches all the way back to the 1800s. In anticipation of the most recent USS De...

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WATCH: Check Out The Navy's Future U.S.S. Detroit In Action

It’s not due to officially come into service until October, but the U.S.S. Detroit is already showing off as it has completed its acceptance trial. Per the U.S Navy, here’s an explanation of the acceptance trial: The acceptance trial is the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the Navy, which is planned for this fall. During the trial, the Navy conducted comprehensive tests of the littoral combat ship (LCS) intended to demonstrate the performance of the propulsion plant,...

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WATCH: Splash! The USS Detroit Launches

Now, that’s a big splash! Here’s a cool short video of the Littoral combat ship USS Detroit being launched in Marinette, Wisconsin. The ship’s sponsor, Barbara Levin, christened the Detroit with the smashing of a champagne bottle across the ship’s bow just prior to the launch. “It is a privilege to serve as the sponsor of the future USS Detroit and to participate in the major milestones along the way to her assuming her place as part of the great U.S. Navy fleet,” said Mrs. Levin. “I also lo...

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TIMELAPSE: The USS Detroit Gets Ready To Launch

The USS Detroit, the sixth ship in the US fleet since 1813, is preparing for christening in Marinette, Wisconsin. Later this year it will launch and the Freedom Class combat ship will come to Detroit, and when she comes down the Detroit River it will be quite a spectacle. Some quick facts. The ship is 387 feet long, her top speed is expected to be 45 knots (or 52 miles an hour) and the USS Detroit will be able to be at sea for 21 days at a time. She will have guns and torpedoes, and even three...