LPD25 Somerset was named in honor of the fallen Flight 93 victims of 9/11. Photo: HII.
The
US Navy christened today the ninth San Antonio class amphibious
transport dock USS Somerset (LPD25) at the Huntington Ingalls Industries
(HII) shipyard in Avondale, Louisiana. LPD 25 is named to honor the
courage of the passengers and crew members of United Airlines Flight 93,
which crashed on Sept. 11, 2001, near Shanksville in Somerset County,
Pa. San Antonio class is the new class of Landing Platform Dock (LPD)
fielded by the navy. The dockyard is currently building LPD26 (John P
Murtha) and as of last Friday (July 27, 2012) HII was awarded a
follow-on contract worth US$1.5 billion for the design and construction
of the 11th and final San Antonio class vessel – LPD 27, yet unnamed, to
be delivered in five years time.
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