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Navy to commission new USS Little Rock beside namesake
2015-08-05 08:27:42| Chemicals - Topix.net
Two pages of history will be written when a sleek new combat vessel cruises into Canalside and is commissioned as the USS Little Rock beside its namesake. The commissioning will mark the first time in modern Buffalo history a ship has been accepted into the U.S. Navy's fleet here, and the first time in Navy history that a ship has been commissioned beside a decommissioned ship bearing the same name, according to officials at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park.
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Future USS Jackson completes US Navy acceptance trials
2015-07-07 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Navys Austal-built Independence-class littoral combat ship 6 (LCS 6), the future USS Jackson, has successfully completed acceptance trials, marking a significant milestone before its delivery.
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US Navy decommissions USS Peleliu
2015-04-02 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Navy has decommissioned its last general-purpose Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship, USS Peleliu (LHA 5), at Naval Base San Diego, after serving for more than 34 years.
US Navy launches future USS Gabrielle Giffords
2015-03-02 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Navy has launched USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, US.
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US Navy decommissions Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Vandegrift
2015-02-20 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Navy has decommissioned its Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) at a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, marking the end of its 30-year operational life.