USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28), built at HII-Pascagoula, Miss., will be commissioned at Port Everglades, Fla., at 9 a.m. (CT) on July 30. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis, who attended the ship’s christening in Mississippi in 2021, says he will be there. “It acknowledges the long history our community has had with the Navy,” he said. “Being the host of Fleet Week for many years, our community has developed a rapport with our men and women in service over the years.” The USS Fort Lauderdale is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. (Source: Sun Sentinel 05/17/22) US Navy to commission USS Fort Lauderdale in namesake city in July | Stars and Stripes
HII-Pascagoula built DDG-121 commissioned: CHARLESTON, S.C. - With Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro calling it “the very best ship that our nation has to offer,” the Navy christened Aegis-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) during ceremonies in Charleston, S.C., on May 14. The Petersen, built by HII-Pascagoula, Miss., is named in honor of Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr., the first black Marine Corps aviator and the first black Marine to rise to the rank of three-star general. (Source: Gulf Live 05/17/22) Navy christens Ingalls-built USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. in South Carolina | Stars and Stripes
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