Christening of the future USS John Basilone at Bath Iron Works in Maine. Courtesy of the shipbuilder The Navy on Saturday christened the second destroyer to be named after Marine Corps World War II ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Naval Station Mayport welcomed a new ship for the second time in as many days on Monday. The Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship is the fourth to carry the Nantucket name and was ...

A warship named in honor of a legendary Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient was delivered to the Navy this week. The USS John Basilone, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has been transferred to a ...

Bath Iron Works on Saturday christened the U.S. Navy’s newest guided missile destroyer, the future USS John Basilone, named for a World War II hero, Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone. The ...

The christening of a Navy destroyer on Saturday highlighted the sacrifices of two generations — the ship’s namesake killed in World War II and another Marine who died more than 60 years later. The ...

CAMP PENDLETON – Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on Tuesday announced that a new U.S. Navy destroyer will be named after World War II hero Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone. “John Basilone was one of those ...

BATH, MaineBATH, Maine — The christening of a Navy destroyer on Saturday highlighted the sacrifices of two generations — the ship’s namesake killed in World War II and another Marine who died more ...

The Navy named ships after World War II legend Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone and gay rights icon Lt.j.g. Harvey Milk in separate ceremonies. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced last week that a ...

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