HII-built LPD commissioning

The Navy will commission its newest amphibious transport dock, the future USS Portland (LPD 27), during an 8 a.m. CST ceremony April 21 at the Port of Portland's Marine Terminal 2 in Portland, Ore. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan will deliver the ceremony’s principal address. Bonnie Amos, wife of the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, retired Gen. James F. Amos, serves as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she will give the order to “man our ship and bring her to life!” (Source: DoD 04/19/19) Gulf Coast Note: USS Portland is the 11th San Antonio-class amphib to joint the fleet. Portland's keel was laid down Aug. 2, 2013, at HII-Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. The ceremony will be live-streamed at http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/live/ah-live.asp. about five minutes prior to the commissioning (7:55 a.m. CST).