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Littoral Combat Ship Cooperstown To Honor Veterans In Baseball Hall Of Fame

July 28 2015

USA

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has announced the name of another littoral combat ship, reports the Cooperstown Crier (N.Y.).

The LCS-23 will be named Cooperstown after the New York town where the National Baseball Hall of Fame is located, Mabus said on Sunday during a visit to the town.

The name honors the 64 members of the Hall of Fame who served in conflicts from the Civil War to the Korean War, according to a Pentagon release. The ceremony also recognized all the players who...

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