Ship sponsor Robyn Modly christens USS Cleveland (LCS-31), launches into the Menominee River. Lockheed Martin Photo
MARINETTE, Wis. – Three ships moored on the Wisconsin side of the Menominee River mark the end of a 20-year-long era of shipbuilding for the United States Navy.
The trio of Lockheed Martin Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships will leave Fincantieri Marinette Marine and travel through the narrow waterway leading to the Green Bay that feeds Lake Michigan so the yard can make room for...