Harrisburg (LPD 30) is one step closer to serving this nation after reaching Combat Systems Light-Off (CSLO) and other significant successes. CSLO shows how every job across the yard supports the ship’s ability to defend itself and the people who will one day serve aboard it.
WARFIGHTING POWER
The ship’s combat systems help the Navy detect, track and respond to threats in real-time. Multiple critical systems work together to integrate weaponry systems, communications systems, radars, sensors and more.
PRESCISION & SKILL Shipbuilders across all crafts work together to prepare the spaces, install equipment, run cable, tie in ventilation and cooling, and protect sensitive electronics. Once Ingalls teams complete their part, the system moves to Navy testing, but it starts with the work done here.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
Because these spaces are complex and contain sensitive electronics, communication and teamwork are necessary to complete work while ensuring care and protection of the cables and equipment.
“Our team does ventilation tie-in from the engine’s recovered intake and exhaust, from the bottom of the boat to the top,” said Mike Hodges, sheetmetal work leaderman. “The team really makes a difference. I trust what they tell me, and they trust what I tell them. We get together one-on-one or in a group and figure things out together.”
EVERY JOB ADVANCES THE MISSION
The LPD 30 team continues to have success in areas, including lighting off both aft generators and landing the EASR radar. While not official milestones, the work done to meet these goals is done with the same mission-focus and is critical to the completion of the ship.
“You have to take pride in what you do, no matter what it is you do,” said Michael Thompson, test and trials engineer, whose team helped oversee the generators for light-off. “From the smallest thing to the big stuff, it is important to the Navy. It is important to the men and women who will serve aboard these ships. We have to get it right.”