Gravely Prepares For Commissioning

November 16 2010

USA

The Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has arrived in Wilmington, N.C., ahead of its commissioning this coming Saturday, reports the Navy NewsStand.

The Gravely (DDG-107) is named after Vice Adm. Samuel Lee Gravely Jr., the first black American to earn the rank of admiral; to command a warship (USS Theodore E. Chandler); to command a warship in combat (USS Taussig); to command a major warship (USS Jouett); to attain flag rank; and to command a numbered fleet (3rd...

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