Monday, April 16, 2012

Future USS Somerset launched

The future USS Somerset (LPD 25) launched Apr 14th from Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Avondale Shipyard, marking a key milestone in the ship's construction process. LPD 25 is the ninth ship of the San Antonio class, and is named in honor of the courage of the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed near Shanksville in Somerset County, Pa., on 9/11. (Source: navy.mil)