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Research Vessel Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27) Delivered
September 25, 2015
140329-N-PO203-336 ANACORTES, Wash. (Mar. 29, 2014) Carol Armstrong, ship's sponsor for the Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) research vessel (R/V) Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27), breaks a bottle across bow during a christening ceremony at Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., shipyard in Anacortes, Wash. Joining Carol on the platform are Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, left, chief of naval research, Mr. Dick Nelson, president, Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., and Kali Armstrong, granddaughter of the late astronaut. The Navy, through the Office of Naval Research (ONR), has been a leader in building and providing large ships for the nation's academic research fleet since World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)
Two Navy Destroyers Light Up Aegis Systems
September 15, 2015
Newest Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Carson City (JHSV 7) Keel Authenticated
July 31, 2015
MOBILE, Alabama - The Honorable Robert L. Crowell (left), mayor of Carson City, Nev., welds his initials into the keel plate of JHSV 7 -- the future USNS Carson City -- with the help of Austal USA welder Mr. Tuong Phan during the keel authentication ceremony July 31. JHSVs provide fast intra-theater transportation of troops, military vehicles, equipment and supplies in support of a wide variety of missions.
Future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Begins Fabrication
July 21, 2015
150721-N-EW716-001 (July 21, 2015) PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Mrs. Ima Black, widow of the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Delbert Black, begins the mechanized process of cutting the steel plate with the help of Paul Bosarge, Huntington Ingalls Industries burner/work leader. Mrs. Black is the sponsor for the destroyer DDG 119 -- the future USS Delbert D. Black -- which formally started fabrication in Ingalls' Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard today.
USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP 3 AFSB) Delivers to Fleet
June 15, 2015
141106-N-EW716-001 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 6, 2014) The mobile landing platform Lewis B. Puller (T-MLP-3/T-AFSB-1) is the first afloat forward staging base (AFSB) variant of the MLP and is optimized to support a variety of maritime missions. (Photo courtesy of NASSCO)
USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP 3 AFSB) Delivers to Fleet
June 12, 2015
Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Trenton (JHSV 5)
April 13, 2015
The future Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) rolls out in preparation for launch at Austal USA shipyard.
Future USS John Finn (DDG 113) Launched
March 30, 2015
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi - The future USS John Finn (DDG 113) was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard March 28.
Navy Amphibious Ship Receives Longer Lasting, More Efficient LED Bulbs
March 19, 2015
120414-N-ZZ999-001 SAN DIEGO - The LPD 17 class program (PMS 317) Program Executive Office, Ships completed installation of light emitting diodes (LED) bulbs on USS Somerset (LPD 25) Feb. 27, replacing legacy shipboard fluorescent light bulbs with longer lasting, more efficient LED bulbs.
Fabrication Begins for the Future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118)
October 31, 2014
040918-N-3228G-024 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 19, 2004) U. S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) speaks at the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) commissioning ceremony in Pearl Harbor. The ship is named in honor of Rear Adm. Gordon Paie'a Chung-Hoon, who was born and raised in Hawaii and awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for gallantry as Commanding Officer of USS Sigsbee during the Battle of Okinawa. Chung-Hoon was also assigned to USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Chung-Hoon is the 43rd ship of 62 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)