Latest Guided-Missile Destroyer Headed for San Diego Commissioned in Key West
The Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer, the USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, was commissioned at a ceremony on Saturday in Key West, Fla.
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The Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer, the USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, was commissioned at a ceremony on Saturday in Key West, Fla.
Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee entered service in 1908 as part of the “Sacred Twenty,” the U.S. Navy’s first nurses.
Eighty years after her death, Canadian immigrant and U.S. Navy nurse Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee continues to inspire the women involved with outfitting a new Navy destroyer named for her.
The Monroe County Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 19, overrode the recommendation of one of its local advisory councils and agreed to spend $150,000 for a free concert and drone show
Ingalls christens 34th Aegis-class destroyer Updated 12:30 PM; The christening of Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) was originally scheduled for 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Brian Cuccias, who recently retired as Ingalls’ president, returned to host the event. “I am honored to host this christening and give a final salute to the hardworking men and women who build freedom in this shipyard every day,” Cuccias said. “Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee’s distinguished legacy will remain steadfast with the christening of this great ship, as will the unparalleled craftsmans...