Milestone in ship marked

MOBILE, Ala. -- A milestone was marked Thursday for the third Littoral Combat Ship Austal USA is building for the Navy. The company hosted the traditional keel-laying ceremony for the USS Jackson (LCS 6). Austal officials said 25 percent of the ship has been completed and it is expected to be delivered to the Navy in 2014. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 10/18/12)