31 December 2012 Compiled by Samuel Loring Morison
Copyright © 2013, Proceedings, U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland (410) 268-6110 www.usni.org U.S. NAVAL BATTLE FORCE CHANGES 1 JanuarY 2012– 31 DECEMBER 2012 Compiled by Samuel Loring Morison COMMISSIONINGS 15 Feb John Finn (DDG- Names announced. First Date Name (Hull No.) Comments 113), Ralph John- units of extended DDG son (DDG-114) program that replaced 19 Dec San Diego (LPD-22) Delivered from Ingalls and Rafael Peralta units three through eight 2011 Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, (DDG-115) of the Zumwalt (DDG- MS, and placed In Com- 1000) class. mission, Special. 15 Feb Omaha (LCS-11) Names announced. 5 Jan Montford Point Names of three ships and Sioux City (MLP-1), John announced. (LCS-12) Glenn (MLP-2), and Lewis B. 24 Feb JHSV-8 and JHSV- Construction contract for Puller (MLP-3) 9 (ex-Army Vessel these two ships awarded Sacrifice) to Austal USA, Mobile, 10 Jan Coronado (LCS-4) Launched this date. Chris- AL. tened 14 Jan at Austal USA, Mobile, AL. 26 Feb Lewis B. Puller Construction contract (MLP-3) awarded to General 9 Feb A-GOR-27 Construction contract Dynamics National Steel awarded to Dakota Creek and Shipbuilding Co., San Industries, Anacortes, Diego, CA. WA. 10 Feb Gabrielle Giffords Name announced. 28 Feb DDG-116 Construction contract (LCS-10) awarded to General 10 Feb USCGC Bernard C. Delivered from Bollinger Dynamics Bath Iron Webber (WPC-1101) Marine, Lockport, LA, at Works, Bath, ME. Miami FL, and placed In Commision, Special. U.S. NAVY COURTESY AUSTAL USA AUSTAL NAVY COURTESY U.S. The Navy’s newest littoral combat ship, the USS Coronado (LCS-4), shown here in her January 2011 roll-out at the assembly bay of the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, was commissioned on 14 January 2012.
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