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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Marinette Marine to hand over 2nd littoral combat ship today

USS Fort WorthLockheed Martin will deliver the future USS Fort Worth to the U.S. Navy today.

The ship, built at Marinette Marine Corp. in Marinette, is the second littoral combat ship the company has produced for the Navy.

Navy crew will move into the ship beginning today. The future Fort Worth is expected to stay in Marinette through late summer while crews prepare for transit to Galveston, Texas, where it will be commissioned in September.

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