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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Navy destroyer docks in Boston in advance of commissioning

1 of the U.S. Navy's newest guided missile destroyers has docked in Boston in advance of a commissioning ceremony on Saturday.

The U.S.S. Sampson arrived at the Black Falcon terminal this afternoon.

The ship is named after Rear Admiral William Sampson who destroyed and captured a Spanish fleet in 1898.

The last vessel to be commissioned in Boston was the U.S.S. Preble in 2002.

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