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Arkansas was launched into the James River, the shipyard, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, announced on July 2.
The U.S. Navy plans to build two facilities in the Philippines for repairing and maintaining Philippine military boats. The U ...
The delivery of the final Independence-class vessel closes a significant and controversial chapter in US naval shipbuilding ...
Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the ...
The final Independence-class LCS will now be retooled for mine warfare, and the ships may finally serve a helpful purpose, ...
The potential $262.4 million contracts were awarded to East Coast Repair & Fabrication, Lyon Shipyard, BayTec Marine and ...
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How Navy Ships Get Their Names
U.S. Code “vessels of the Navy shall be named by the Secretary of the Navy under direction of the President according to the ...
Crew members aboard a Liberian-flagged ship set ablaze by a series of attacks in the Red Sea have abandoned the vessel as it ...
Heading into Pride Weekend, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the new name of the Navy ship previously named after LGBTQ rights hero Harvey Milk.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk at the start of Pride month, arguing that warships should not be named after individuals celebrated primarily for their sexuality.
Several Navy ships named after civil rights leaders may be renamed by Pete Hegseth in his push for "reestablishing the warrior culture" of the military.
List of Navy vessels to possibly be renamed includes Thurgood Marshall and Harriet Tubman - both who have ties to historic events in South Carolina.