Friday, May 8, 2015

JHSV to be christened

MOBILE, Ala. -- The Navy will christen the future USNS Brunswick (JHSV 6) Saturday during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony in Mobile. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will deliver the ceremony's principal address. Named for a seaport city located on the southeast coast of Georgia, Brunswick is the fourth ship to bear the name. The 338 foot-long aluminum catamaran is under construction at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile. (Source: NNS, 05/08/15)