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Thursday, April 09, 2009

New Navy warship to be commissioned in Charleston stay

Arleigh Burke class destroyerA U.S. Navy warship, the guided missile destroyer Truxtun, will sail into Charleston Harbor later this month for a weeklong stay, during which it will be commissioned.

Built in Pascagoula, Miss., the 510-foot, 9,200-ton Truxtun went through sea trials ahead of its scheduled mid-April arrival in Charleston Harbor.

Construction began in May 2004, said Northrop Grumman spokesman Bill Glenn. Hurricane Katrina barreled through Mississippi in late August 2005, causing some delay, Glenn said.

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