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Marine Corps Outlines Prototype Landing Ship Experiments

Marine Corps Outlines Prototype Landing Ship Experiments
Graphic rendering of the Marine Corps’ first Stern Landing Vessel (SLV), HOS Resolution, a modified Hornbeck Offshore Services Offshore Support Vessel. The SLV is being be used for testing Landing Ship Medium concepts. (Image: U.S. Marine Corps)

The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) is planning to start four stages of experimentation with the prototype landing ship this year, an official said last week. The Marine Corps has contracted with Hornbeck Offshore Services [HOS] to modify a commercial Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) into a Stern Landing Vessel (SLV) to help experiment with the concept of the service’s future Landing Ship Medium (LSM), previously called the Light Amphibious Warship. The first of three SLVs is due to be delivered…

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