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2 days ago · The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) was commissioned in the U.S. Navy on September 7, 2024. U.S. Navy press release. Welcomed throughout the week, the crew, joined by the ship’s sponsor, Shana McCool, and McCool’s great-grandchildren, attended community events supported by local businesses ...
1 day ago · LPD 29 is the 13th San Antonio-class LPD commissioned in the US Navy, and the first navy ship to bear this namesake. The vessel was delivered by Ingalls Shipbuilding in August this year. The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) was commissioned at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, on September 7, 2024.
2 days ago · LPD 29 is the 13th San Antonio-class LPD commissioned in the United States Navy, and the first U.S. Navy ship to bear this namesake. The naming of LPD 29 honors U.S. Navy Capt. Richard M. McCool, Jr., Ret. who received the Medal of Honor in 1945 for the heroism he displayed after his ship, USS LSC 122, was attacked by kamikaze aircraft in the ...
2 days ago · The naming of LPD 29 honors U.S. Navy Capt. Richard M. McCool, Jr., Ret. who received the Medal of Honor in 1945 for the heroism he displayed after his ship, USS LSC 122, was attacked by kamikaze aircraft in the Battle of Okinawa. Despite suffering from shrapnel wounds and painful burns, he led efforts to battle a blazing fire on his ship and ...
3 days ago · I’m very proud of him, me and his whole family.” The Secretary of the Navy flag raised over the ship, marking the ceremony’s end and the beginning of USS Richard M. McCool, Jr.
3 days ago · USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. is the Navy’s 13 th San Antonio-Class Flight 1 amphibious transport dock ship, used to transport and land Marines and their equipment to war zones. The ceremony’s platform guests included NAS Pensacola Commanding Officer Capt. Terry Shashaty Pensacola Mayor D. C. Reeves, and Northwest Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz.
4 days ago · The Navy’s most advanced amphibious warship, USS Richard M. McCool Jr., was brought into active service at the base. WEAR News has been following the ship’s journey from Panama City to ...
