JHSV to be christened

The Navy will christen the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) Millinocket Saturday during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony in Mobile, Ala. Vice Adm. William R. Burke, deputy chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems, will deliver the ceremony’s principal address. Karen G. Mills, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, will serve as the ship's sponsor. The future USNS Millinocket is the first naval vessel to be named in honor of Millinocket and East Millinocket, Maine. The 338 foot-long aluminum catamaran is being built by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. (Source: DoD, 04/19/13)