Navy Announces Commissioning Date for Future USS Billings (LCS 15)

Courtesy Photo | 181215-N-N0101-112 MARINETTE, Wisc. (Dec. 15, 2018) The Navy prepares to christen the future littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), left, in Marinette, Wisconsin, Dec. 15, 2018, as USS Billings (LCS 15) is under construction and preparing for commissioning. Once commissioned, LCS-19 will be the seventh ship to bear the name St. Louis, while LCS-15 will be the first U.S Navy ship named after Billings, Montana. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)  

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

05.01.2019

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Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Several months after selecting Key West, Florida as host-city for the commissioning of the future USS Billings (LCS 15), Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer's office announced that the event will take place August 3, 2019.

The Commissioning Ceremony signifies the acceptance for service and the entrance of a ship into the active fleet of the United States Navy. Mrs. Sharla Tester, the wife of Montana Sen. John Tester is the ship's sponsor. The ceremony will be highlighted by a time-honored Navy tradition when Mrs. Tester gives the first order to “man our ship and bring her to life!” At the moment the commissioning pennant is hoisted aloft, USS Billings (LCS 15) becomes a proud ship of the fleet. Cmdr. Michael Johnson, together with the ship’s officers and crew, will accept the duties and responsibilities of making and keeping her ready for any service required by our nation.

• Date Taken: 05.01.2019
• Date Posted: 05.01.2019 16:57
• Story ID: 320344
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US