Alabama Shipyard will be welcoming the USNS Mercy in July of this year. As one of the Navy’s two hospital ships, the Mercy plays a vital role in providing medical support and humanitarian aid.

USNI News says it understands he ship is currently at Alabama Shipyard in Mobile, Ala., undergoing a maintenance availability.

South Korea and the United States have been discussing a shipbuilding tie-up that could include investments to modernise U.S.

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It continued to resupply Navy ships at sea off the East Coast until it began scheduled maintenance at Alabama Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, earlier this year.

The USNS Harvey Milk will be stripped of its moniker honoring a slain gay rights activist who served during the Korean War.