Everything about Uss Somerset Lpd-25 totally explained
USS Somerset (LPD-25), a
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is the fifth ship of the
United States Navy of that name, in honor of
Somerset County,
Pennsylvania.
The name
Somerset honors the passengers of
United Airlines Flight 93 whose actions prevented the terrorist hijackers from reaching their destination, forcing the airplane to crash near
Shanksville in Somerset County, PA on
September 11, 2001. In the words of Secretary of the Navy
Gordon England, "The courage and heroism of the people aboard the flight will never be forgotten and USS
Somerset will leave a legacy that will never be forgotten by those wishing to do harm to this country."
The contract to build her was awarded on
December 21,
2007 to
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems of
Pascagoula, Mississippi.
See
USS Somerset for other ships of the same name.
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