A Navy ship named after the Queen City will be commissioned this spring.City and state officials celebrated Thursday the announcement of the commission date of the USS Manchester. "The secretary of ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – A U.S. Navy combat ship named for New Hampshire's largest city will be commissioned soon. The commissioning ceremony for the USS Manchester is scheduled for May 26 at the New ...

The USS Manchester, the newest in a class of speedy warships, was commissioned into service Saturday with crew members marching down a gangway and bringing the ship to life. More than 5,000 people ...

PORTSMOUTH — Donning a USS Manchester CL-83 ball cap Saturday morning, 86-year-old Jim Perry sat at the New Hampshire State Pier awaiting the commissioning of a ship that shares namesake with a piece ...

The crew of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS-14) man the rails the ship after the ship’s sponsor, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) gives the traditional order to ‘man this ...

The USS Manchester docked Monday at the state pier in Portsmouth for a week of events that will lead to its commissioning this weekend. I toured the White House to see Melania Trump's Christmas ...

The U.S. Navy will name a combat ship after the Queen City.Next Saturday the ship will become "The Manchester," and eventually the USS Manchester.Senator Jeanne Shaheen will christen the boat, ...

Docked next to San Francisco's colorful and festive Pier 39, there's nothing colorful about the gray, angular Navy ship that's visiting for Fleet Week: the USS Manchester is all business. The ship's ...

PORTSMOUTH — The strength and force of the 608-ton, 421-foot future USS Manchester is undeniable. But perhaps one of the most historic aspects of the U.S. Navy's newest littoral combat ship is the ...

The crew of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) man the rails the ship after the ship's sponsor, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., gives the traditional order to 'man this ...