Intense sunshine filtered through the May 14 morning fog during the commissioning of the destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. in Charleston, South Carolina. The commissioning ceremony marks a ship’s
Back in 1991, the U.S Navy started rolling out a new class of guided-missile destroyers. Code-named DDG 51, they were here to replace the Charles F. Adam.
The United States Navy has christened a new vessel, naming it after an outstanding African-American military hero. The guided-missile destroyer will be