WILMINGTON, N.C. - The Navy's newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, USS Gravely (DDG 107), was commissioned in Wilmington, N.C., today. The ceremony honored the late Vice Adm. Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. About 4,000 people attended the commissioning ceremony held at North Carolina State Ports in Wilmington. (Source: NNS, 11/20/10) Gulf Coast note: The ship was built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. Previous story
Shipbuilding and maritime related news from the Central Gulf Coast region
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Pascagoula-built ship commissioned
WILMINGTON, N.C. - The Navy's newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, USS Gravely (DDG 107), was commissioned in Wilmington, N.C., today. The ceremony honored the late Vice Adm. Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. About 4,000 people attended the commissioning ceremony held at North Carolina State Ports in Wilmington. (Source: NNS, 11/20/10) Gulf Coast note: The ship was built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. Previous story