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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Names Virginia-Class Submarine USS Oregon

Virginia class SSNSecretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosted a ship-naming ceremony today to announce that SSN 793, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Oregon.

During a ceremony held at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Mabus announced the submarine will be named to honor the long-standing history its namesake state has had with the Navy. Mabus also recognized USS Portland (LPD 27) which he named last year in honor of Oregon’s largest city.

“Sailors and Marines, like the citizens of Oregon throughout history, are pioneers. They are explorers who are looking willingly toward the unknown, wanting to know what is out over the horizon,” said Mabus. “As we sail deeper into the 21st century, it is time for another USS Portland and another USS Oregon; time to keep those storied names alive in our Navy and Marine Corps.”

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