Navy to christen JHSV 5 at Mobile

The Navy will christen the future USNS Trenton – Joint High Speed Vessel 5 – on Saturday Jan. 10 at a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony at Mobile, Ala. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus will deliver the principal address. Virginia “Ginny” Kamsky, CEO of the foreign advisory firm Kamsky Associates Inc. of NYC and Beijing, will serve as the ship’s sponsor. The 338 foot-long aluminum catamaran is under construction at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile. It represents the men and women of New Jersey and cities along the Delaware River. Upon delivery to the Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Trenton will be designated a United States Naval Ship (USNS) and will have a core crew of 22 civilian mariners with military-mission personnel embarking as necessary. Kamsky serves under a White House appointment as a member of the Navy Secretary’s advisory panel (SNAP) that provides SECNAV with independent advice and recommendations on critical issues facing the Navy. (Source: US Navy 01/07/15) Gulf Coast Shipbuilding: USNS Trenton will be the firth in a series of JHSVs produced by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala.