Navy destroyer named for late Sen. Ted Stevens will be commissioned in Whittier on Saturday
The USS Ted Stevens, a Navy destroyer named after the late Senator, will be commissioned in Whittier on Saturday before traveling to Juneau and the Atlantic Ocean.
After Saturday’s commissioning ceremony, the USS Ted Stevens will stop briefly in Juneau, then travel through the Panama Canal on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.
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