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Remembering the Battle of Kolombangara

August 2, 2022 admin

New Zealand Cruiser, HMNZS Leander with 550 crew had been serving as an escort ship in the Pacific, under American command since the previous June. In early July 1943, she was ordered to join the US Navy’s Task Group 36.1 at Tulagi, an island north of Guadalcanal as a replacement for the American cruiser, USS Helena which had sunk at…

USS St. Louis Joins the Fleet

August 17, 2020 admin

August 8, 2020 – The U.S. Navy commissioned Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), August 8. Due to public health safety concerns and restrictions of large public gatherings related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Navy commissioned St. Louis at a private event. Due to public health safety concerns and restrictions of large public gatherings related…

Newest Littoral Combat Ship Arrives in Mayport

July 21, 2020 admin

July 19, 2020 – The newest littoral combat ship, the Freedom-variant the future USS St. Louis (LCS 19) arrived in Mayport, Fla., Jul. 17. After leaving from the shipyard in Marinette, Wis., St. Louis will officially join the fleet in August when it is commissioned in Mayport. “After a long journey from Marinette, we are excited to bring St. Louis…