Our country’s new Littoral Combat Ship has had a , with open questions about its utility and cost. What I want to know is if it will sink if you detonate a couple thousand pounds of explosives next to it.

Yep, the Navy has put the LCS through shock trials, big enough to . Much like it does with every ship before it sends it out around the world. And if you’re on the inside of a ship going through shock trials, it can get

Judging by the size of the plume rising beside the Independence-class USS Jackson in this recently-released video of July’s test, it looks like the Navy detonated something up to a good 10,000 pounds worth of charges, as notes.

Yep, the big boom kapow couldn’t kerplunk the fancy new Navy ship. All is good. Totally.