Navy names five new ships

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Wednesday the names of the next five Navy ships. Three Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyers will be named the USS John Finn, the USS Ralph Johnson, and the USS Rafael Peralta, named after heroes in three different conflicts. The two littoral combat ships will be named after two American communities, the USS Sioux City and the USS Omaha. (Source: DoD, 02/15/12)