USS Somerset (LPD-25) is a of the United States Navy. along with a "93" seal which mirrors the "93" flag seen flying on the vessel in many photos. In the words of Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England;
<blockquote>"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."</blockquote>
Construction
Approximately 22 tons of steel from a Marion 7500 dragline that stood near Flight 93's crash site were used to construct Somersets keel.
The contract to build the Somerset was awarded on 21 December 2007 to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Her keel was laid down on 11 December 2009, at Northrop Grumman's Avondale shipyard in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was launched on 14 April 2012, and christened three months later on 28 July sponsored by Mrs. Mary Jo Myers, the wife of General Richard Myers, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She completed acceptance trials in September 2013.
On 3 February 2014, the Somerset was recorded as the last Navy ship to depart from the Avondale shipyard, before its closing. She was commissioned on 1 March 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
During RIMPAC 2024, a containerized hybrid manufacturing system using Meltio's metal 3D printing technology was operated aboard the ship by the Naval Postgraduate School, producing a replacement pump component within 34 hours.
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References
External links
- pms317.navy.mil: LPD 25 Somerset