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Thursday, February 25, 2010

NASSCO Delivers USNS Matthew Perry

Lewis and Clark classGeneral Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, delivered USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) to the U.S. Navy.

The ship is named in honor of Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858), the U.S. Navy officer who established American trade with Japan in the mid-19th Century.

NASSCO began construction of USNS Matthew Perry in April 2008.

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