MARINETTE, Wis., Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A Lockheed Martin-led team launched the 13th U.S. Navy littoral combat ship, the Wichita, during a ceremony Saturday in Marinette, Wis., the company said.
The ceremony sent the Wichita into the Menominee river at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, Lockheed said in a statement.