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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Our ship has come in: USS Fort Worth commissioned in Galveston
With the words "Man your ship and bring her to life," U.S. Rep. Kay Granger put the cap on Saturday's commissioning of the USS Fort Worth, the Navy's next-generation warship that promises to carry the city's name around the world for the next 30 years.
The $480 million ship -- the third in a fleet of agile littoral combat ships designed to confront threats such as piracy and terrorism in coastal waters -- went into service on Galveston's Pier 21 before 3,200 dignitaries, service members and spectators who managed to find a ticket.
Fort Worth joins Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Corpus Christi as Texas cities with Navy vessels named for them.
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