EASTPORT, Maine (WABI) - The USS Augusta is being commissioned into the U.S. Navy this weekend. The ceremony is happening in Eastport at 10 a.m. on Saturday. This is the second ship to be named after ...

A speedy warship bearing the name of Maine's capital city will likely be commissioned into service in the state. The future USS Augusta already has been christened at the Austal USA shipyard on the ...

Depending on how and what they're used for, the U.S. Navy’s most important assets, its ships, fall into different categories. One of the most visible, even from the shores of both America and other ...

Mobile, Ala. shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) to the U.S. Navy today. LCS 34 is the 17th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) delivered by the company and ...

Officers of the USS Augusta at the commissioning ceremony. Navy photo The Navy on Saturday commissioned the 17th trimaran-variant littoral combat ship bound for homeport at Naval Base San Diego. The ...

EASTPORT, Maine (WABI) - The USS Augusta will be commissioned in Eastport next month. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, September 30th. The Navy combat ship is the second ship to be named ...

Feb. 1 (UPI) --The next Independence-variant littoral combat ship will be named in honor of Augusta, the capital of Maine, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced. The ship, LCS 34, will be ...

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