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The U.S. Navy’s newest littoral combat ship, the USS Marinette, is shown on the Menominee River before its commissioning in Menominee, Michigan, in September. | Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Huynh, DVIDS

Naval Station Mayport welcomes USS Marinette

By Brianna Andrews - News4Jax
Published on November 20, 2023 at 10:56 am
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Naval Station Mayport welcomed its newest Navy ship — the USS Marinette — Monday morning.

The USS Marinette, also known as LCS 25, is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship named after Marinette, Wisconsin. It launched three years ago.

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The USS Marinette is a part of the Navy’s Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship fleet, a series of warships equipped with advanced sensors, missiles, and cutting-edge cyber systems to help sailors on missions.

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author image email Brianna Andrews joined the News4Jax team in July 2021. The New York City native comes to the Sunshine State after working as the Weekend Morning Anchor in Erie, Pennsylvania. Before that, she worked in production for Fox News Channel in the Big Apple.

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