{"id":27079,"date":"2016-06-16T15:06:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T15:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/06\/16\/the-navy-is-blasting-one-of-its-newest-ships-here-s-why\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:34:06","slug":"the-navy-is-blasting-one-of-its-newest-ships-here-s-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/06\/16\/the-navy-is-blasting-one-of-its-newest-ships-here-s-why\/","title":{"rendered":"The Navy is blasting one of its newest ships. 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The Freedom-variant LCS Milwaukee has its date with underwater high-explosives later this year <a href=\"http:\/\/navaltoday.com\/2016\/06\/09\/lockheed-martin-to-support-uss-milwaukee-full-ship-shock-trials\/\">and is expected to wrap up in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each class of warship must undergo these shock trials to assess the ship&#8217;s ability to handle a nearby explosion. The crew braces for the drill, while\u00a0engineers are aboard to measure the impact on the ship&#8217;s systems. 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