What to know about the USS Beloit, naval combat ship being commissioned Saturday in Milwaukee
The USS Beloit, a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, will be commissioned for naval service on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Milwaukee's Veterans Park.
USS Beloit commissioned, ready to call Florida its home
Citizens of Beloit gathered to watch the USS Beloit take its first visitors as they took a tour of the ship. The ship was commissioned in Milwaukee, so residents of Beloit who could not travel to Milwaukee watched a live stream of the moment in the Beloit Public Library.
USS Beloit: New naval combat ship commissioned in Milwaukee
The USS Beloit is ready for duty. The naval littoral combat ship was commissioned at Milwaukee's Veterans Park on Saturday. The Marinette-built boat is 387 feet long and the first to be named after the Wisconsin city,
USS Beloit naval warship commissioned in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - A new naval warship was commissioned at Milwaukee's Veterans Park on Saturday, Nov. 23. The USS Beloit, a littoral combat ship (LCS), is roughly 380 feet long and will house 88 crew members. Ships of this kind are made up in Marinette, Wisconsin. They cost roughly $500 million to build.
US Navy commissions USS Beloit in downtown Milwaukee
It’s “Anchors Aweigh” for the USS Beloit. The crew brought the Navy’s newest littoral combat ship to life during a commissioning ceremony Saturday morning on the shore of Lake Michigan
New USS Beloit naval ship docks at Milwaukee's Veterans Park for commissioning ceremony
At Saturday's ceremony, the ship's sponsor, retired Army Maj. Gen. Marcia M. Anderson, will give the order, "Man our ship and bring her to life!" — a Navy tradition that's followed by the hoisting of the commissioning pennant. That will make the Beloit an official ship in the U.S. Navy fleet.
USS Beloit commissioning ceremony in Milwaukee
The USS Beloit was formally commissioned at Veterans Park in Milwaukee on Saturday, Nov. 23. There were a slew of upsets among teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll, creating chaos for the top 10. Our prediction for how it will look.
USS Beloit commissioned during ceremony at Milwaukee's Veterans Park
A new naval warship has been commissioned by the US Navy in Milwaukee. A ceremony took place for the USS Beloit at Veterans Park the morning of Saturday Nov. 23rd. Per Navy officials, Beloit is the 15th Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) commissioned in the United States Navy and the first U.
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Cannon fire will be sounded at Veterans Park on Friday and Saturday during the commissioning of the USS Beloit, the U.S.
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The USS Beloit Commissioning Committee announces fundraising for the commissioning and legacy fund has topped $500,000.
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USS Beloit has more Wisconsin ties than meets the eye
MILWAUKEE--- The USS Beloit (LCS-29) has been docked at Veterans Park in Milwaukee in preparation for it's commissioning ceremony this upcoming Saturday.