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U.S. Navy Names Destroyer After an Irish Citizen
In a ceremony Saturday at Bath Iron Works, the U.S. Navy christened the newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Patrick Gallagher. The ship is the 77th hull in a long-running and successful series of guided-missile warships which form the mainstay of …