Navy to christen JHSV

The Navy will christen Joint High Speed Vessel Fall River on Jan. 11 during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony in Mobile, Ala. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will deliver the ceremony's principal address. Diane Patrick, the first lady of Massachusetts, will serve as the ship's sponsor. Upon delivery to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Fall River will be designated as a United States naval ship and will have a core crew of 21 civilian mariners who will operate and navigate the ship. The 338 foot-long aluminum catamaran was built d by Austal USA in Mobile (Source: DoD, 01/09/14)