This is why they call it “sea trials.”
Yeah, sounds like the filtration system worked as it was designed to work.
I’m betting the same won’t happen with the USS Detroit next year.
That's the fancy name used by the PR folks.
Those on board call them "shakedown cruises"!
"It has been proposed that the origin of 'shakedown cruise' comes from the need to settle (or literally shake down) the ballast in the hold of a ship to ensure it is level in the water. However, this would only apply to very granular ballast material such as sand. The term is more likely to have arisen due to the transition from sail to power. The advent of engines within the hull of a ship caused severe vibration. Such vibration would be aggravated by uneven running and different sea conditions. A new ship had many fixtures and fittings throughout its accommodation and work spaces. As the maiden voyage progressed, these would become loose, and in many cases fall to the deck (shaken down). For this reason, it was common for the shipyard to send a 'shake-down' team with the ship on her maiden voyage. These men would be specialists equipped with the proper tools and spares to relocate or replace any shake-down displaced fixtures or fittings."
The Milwaukee is long past sea trials.
She was on the way to her home port.
The Zumwalt started her first sea trials on Monday, it will (hopefully) be another 6-9 months before she is ready to go.