It was a proud moment for the city when the USS Detroit docked on the riverfront and thousands of people came out to see the sixth ship in the service of our country named “Detroit.” Now done with the commissioning tour, recently released video shows that the United States Navy...
There has been a ton of buzz about the USS Detroit currently sitting at a dock in the Detroit River. Public tours on Wednesday were so popular that many weren’t able to get on board. Today, I got a chance to take a look around the USS Detroit and...
It was an exciting day on the Detroit River, after years of anticipation the USS Detroit has finally made it’s way to it’s namesake city this afternoon. The USS Detroit had a great welcoming committee with the Michigan Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution decked out in...
The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the future USS Detroit during a ceremony on August 12 at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. Detroit is the eighth littoral combat ship (LCS) to be delivered to the Navy and the fourth Freedom variant to join the fleet....
This fall, the U.S. Navy will commission a new USS Detroit. The ship was Christened on Oct. 18, 2014 and delivered to the Navy in late 2015 for further tests and trials. The USS Detroit is an innovative surface combatant designed to operate in littoral seas and shallow water...
It’s not due to officially come into service until October, but the U.S.S. Detroit is already showing off as it has completed its acceptance trial. Per the U.S Navy, here’s an explanation of the acceptance trial: The acceptance trial is the last significant milestone before...
Now, that’s a big splash! Here’s a cool short video of the Littoral combat ship USS Detroit being launched in Marinette, Wisconsin. The ship’s sponsor, Barbara Levin, christened the Detroit with the smashing of a champagne bottle across the ship’s bow just prior to the launch....
The USS Detroit, the sixth ship in the US fleet since 1813, is preparing for christening in Marinette, Wisconsin. Later this year it will launch and the Freedom Class combat ship will come to Detroit, and when she comes down the Detroit River it will be quite a spectacle. Some...
