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Friday, June 07, 2013

Navy to name combat ship USS Billings

USS Freedom (LCS-1)The secretary of the Navy announced Thursday that Billings will be one of five U.S. cities to have new ships or vessels named after them.

Secretary Ray Mabus called Mayor Tom Hanel to break the news, then issued a statement later in the day.

The USS Billings will be a littoral combat ship or LCS, "littoral" referring to coastal or intertidal waters.

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