One of the U.S. Navy's newest littoral combat ship is finally underway to her homeport in Mayport, Florida after spending the winter stuck in ice in Montreal. The ship, USS Little Rock, was supposed to head to Naval Station Mayport following her snowy commissioning in Buffalo, New York last December. But, while transiting the St. Lawrence River on her way to the Atlantic … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy’s Newest Littoral Combat Ship Stuck in Ice for Winter
The U.S. Navy's newest Littoral Combat Ship, USS Little Rock, will have to spend its winter up north instead of Florida's warmer waters after the ship became stuck in ice in Montreal. The USS Little Rock, which was commissioned in Buffalo, New York on December 16, should be well on its new homeport in Mayport, Florida by now, but a delayed departure and colder-than-normal … [Read more...]