The newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, Forrest Sherman, will be commissioned at 11 a.m. ET on Jan. 28, during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.
Rep. Jeff Miller of Florida’s 1st District will deliver the ceremony's principal address. Ann Sherman Fitzpatrick will serve as sponsor of the ship named for her father. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she will give the first order to "man our ship and bring her to life!"
The new destroyer honors Adm. Forrest Percival Sherman who served as chief of naval operations from November 1949 until his death on July 22, 1951. Following World War I service, he was designated a naval aviator and later served on the USS Lexington during the carrier's first year in service. He twice held squadron commands aboard the USS Saratoga and served as navigator of the USS Ranger prior to joining the staff of commander, U.S. Fleet.
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