USS Somerset Commissioning Ceremony

http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2014/02/28/uss-somerset-commissioning/ ^ | Feb. 28, 2014 | U.S. Navy

[DocRock]

Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of USS Somerset’s commissioning on Saturday at 11 a.m. EST at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Somerset is named in honor of the courageous passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed near Shanksville, Pa., in Somerset County during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The last of the three U.S. ships named in honor of victims and first responders of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Somerset will join USS New York (LPD 21) and USS Arlington (LPD 24) that are already a part of the Navy’s combat force.

Designated LPD-25, Somerset is the ninth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship.

Video of the ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. EST Saturday.

(Live Video at Link)

[DocRock]

I had not seen this posted and wanted to start a thread. I'm at work and will check back in when I can.

God Bless all our heroes and comfort the families of those on Flight 93. Some of the wreckage and the crane used to clear the crash site of Flight 93 are in this ship.

[DocRock]

[Ken522]

Is that Philadelphia in the background?

[onedoug]

Gator Navy ping....

[DocRock]

Yes, the families of the heroes of Flight 93 that went down in PA are at this ceremony. I escorted the Binghams from Plant City, FL to Tampa International Airport Thursday to attend. Their son was one of the men that breached the cockpit door resulting in the crash in Sumerset County, PA. These heroes gave their lives to save lives in Washington, the intended target of the hijackers.

[Tonytitan]

Have they finally worked out the bugs plaguing the San Antonio-class?

[DocRock]

I am not familiar with this class ship. I just escorted the Bingham's flag bearer to Washington, DC last Sept. 11 in the 2 Million Bikers to DC ride and Thursday, I Escorted the Binghams to Tampa airport to fly to the Flight 93 Memorial and this ceremony. Their son was Mark Bingham, one of the men that breached the cockpit door of Flight 93.

Live video starts in a few minutes at the link above

[Yo-Yo]

So they claim.

[DocRock]

Live Streaming Video

[P.O.E.]

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Thanks!

Salute!

[Secret Agent Man]

remember when people built ships that had a deck area you could walk around on? man i’d hate to have to do any side maintenance or repairs on certain parts of the ship.