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Shortly following terrorist attakcs in both New York and Washington, D.C., USS Cole, the destroyer, which was itself the victim of a terrorist attack, was relaunched back into the water on September 14 at Northrop Grumman Corporation. The ship was launched a day earlier than previously scheduled at the company's Ingalls Operations. The ship had been moved onto land in January into a construction bay near where Cole was originally built by Northrop Grumman. The USS Cole crippled in a terrorist attack in the Port of Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 12, 2000, returned to its construction shipyard on the deck of the Norwegian heavy lift ship Blue Marlin last December. Capt. Philip N.

USS Shoup (DDG 86), the newest in a series of advanced Aegis guided missile destroyers built for the U.S. Navy by Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Ship Systems sector, will be commissioned at 11 a.m. PDT Saturday, June 22, 2002, at Port Terminal 37 in Seattle, Wash. This ship is named in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David M. Shoup (1904-1983), a World War II naval hero, a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the initial landings on Betio, Tarawa Atoll, in the Pacific in 1943, and who later became the 22nd commandant of the Marine Corps. More than 5,000 invited guests are expected to be in attendance when the Ship's Sponsor and Matron of Honor order DDG 86's more than 300 officers and enlisted personnel to their posts. Claudia Natter, wife of Adm. Robert J.

"Ships like Pinckney will allow our nation and our sailors to continue to do the work in fighting for freedom, ensuring that fear and terror will never prevail against liberty and freedom," U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi said here today during the christening of the new Aegis guided missile destroyer built by Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ship Systems sector. "The United States Navy is second-to-none in sea power and in the capability and know-how to preserve freedom and project power for defeating terrorism and protecting the citizens of the United States of America," Sen. Cochran said. Class William Pinckney, (1915-1975), recipient of the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember onboard the USS Enterprise during the Battle of Santa Cruz in 1942. Sen.

U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi will be the principal speaker for a ceremony here June 29 honoring the selfless heroism of a U.S. Navy cook when the Navy's newest Aegis-guided missile destroyer is christened at Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ship Systems sector. The new ship, designated DDG 91, will be officially christened with the name Pinckney to honor Navy Cook Third Class William Pinckney, (1915-1975), recipient of the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember onboard the USS Enterprise during the Battle of Santa Cruz in 1942. Pinckney's widow, Mrs. Henrietta Middleton Pinckney, of Beaufort, S.C., has been…

The cause of the May 6 ferry crash at Pier 43 in San Francisco, which injured nine people, will not be known for at least several days, a spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard said. The crash occurred at 4:22 p.m. when the Baylink ferry bound for Vallejo was backing out into the bay. Passengers said the ferry did not maneuver properly and hit the pier several times before a tugboat pushed it back into its berth. The captain, Philip Strickland Johnson, was reported by passengers to have issued a warning on the loudspeaker prior to the impact. (Source: San Francisco Chronicle)

The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. Walter F. Doran, USN, will be the principal speaker for a ceremony here Jan. 11 honoring a Navy destroyerman as the U.S. Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Ship Systems sector. with the name Chung-Hoon to honor Rear Adm. Gordon P. dead and his ship, USS Sigsbee (DD 502), severely crippled. ceremony. sponsor's cousin and daughter, respectively. The U.S. before and during the ceremony. The Rev. Robert L. invocation. participate in the festivities as well. In addition to Adm. Rear Adm. William W. Theater Surface Combatants; Perry White, stepson of Rear Adm. Chung-Hoon; Capt. Philip N. conversion and repair, Pascagoula; and Dr. Philip A. Systems sector. commemorates a triumph of the human spirit. in the face of catastrophic damage to his own ship.

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck will join acting Secretary of the Navy Hansford T. sailors when the U.S. sector June 28. James E. Williams (1930-1999). River Patrol Boat 105 on the Mekong River during the Vietnam War. Williams' widow, Mrs. bank of the Pascagoula River. In addition to Lt. Gov. participants will include Rear Adm. Charles S. Hamilton, III, U.S. Navy, program executive officer, ships; Capt. Philip N. Johnson, U.S. Dr. Philip A. president of Ship Systems' Ingalls Operations. James E. On Oct. isolated area of the Mekong Delta River. two fast speedboats crossing in front of them. the other boat. Williams knew his boat wouldn't fit. wider canal to use to intercept the boat. enemy boats and shore batteries. continued a fierce battle for more than three hours before U.S.

The USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7), the U.S. Navy's and Marine Corps' newest large-deck amphibious assault ship, left the Pensacola Naval Air Station for her homeport in Norfolk, Va., following commissioning ceremonies here June 30. The new ship, produced in Pascagoula, Miss., by Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Northrop Grumman company, will become the newest member of Amphibious Group Two. "With a crew of about 1,000 sailors keeping order and helping our allies, this will be the best the United States of America has to offer," Gen. Michael J. Williams, USMC, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, said of the USS IWO JIMA. "The photograph of the Marines raising the flag at Suribachi has become the icon of the United States Marine Corps.

The U.S. Navy announced on Friday, September 14, that the USS COLE was launched back into the water this morning at Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) here. The ship was launched a day earlier than previously scheduled at the company's Ingalls Operations. The ship had been moved onto land in January into a construction bay near where the COLE was originally built by Northrop Grumman. The USS COLE, crippled in a terrorist attack in the Port of Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 12, 2000, returned to her construction shipyard on the deck of the Norwegian heavy lift ship BLUE MARLIN last December. Capt. Philip N. Johnson, USN, supervisor of Shipbuilding…