The U.S. Navy will fee seven ships in 2021 and christen one other eight, in line with information supplied by Naval Sea Techniques Command.
The guided-missile destroyer fleet will welcome DDG-118, Daniel Inouye, named after the late U.S. senator from Hawaii, whereas the littoral fight ships Oakland, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Cellular are anticipated to hitch the LCS neighborhood.
The expeditionary cell base Miguel Keith might be commissioned, named in honor of the late Marine Corps lance corporal who obtained a posthumous Medal of Honor for heroism throughout the Vietnam Warfare.
Undersea, the fast-attack submarines Oregon and Montana may even enter the fleet, in line with NAVSEA.
Scheduled for christening in 2021 are three destroyers, Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee, Carl M. Levin and Jack Lucas.
The expeditionary quick transport Apalachicola and the amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale with even be commissioned.
Replenishment oilers John Lewis and Harvey V. Milk may even be christened, as will the fast-attack sub Rickover.