Posted: 09/01/2016
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Sept. 17, 2016) The 13th littoral combat ship, the future USS Wichita (LCS 13) launches sideways into the Menominee River after being christening by ship sponsor Kate Lehrer. Once commissioned, LCS-13 will be the third naval vessel to honor Kansas's largest city. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin )