NSU Alum Sponsors Naval Ship USS Fort Lauderdale
The USS Fort Lauderdale, the first Navy ship named for the city
Over the weekend, NSU President George L. Hanbury II attended the commissioning ceremony for the USS Fort Lauderdale, the first Navy ship to be named for the city.
NSU graduate Meredith Berger and NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D.
There he met with the ship’s sponsor, Meredith Berger. In addition to being Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations & Environment, Berger is also a Shark alum who earned her JD at NSU.
The nearly 25,000-ton Fort Lauderdale is 684 feet in length. Four diesel engines can power the ship to speeds in excess of 22 knots, and it will homeport at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va.
The future USS Fort Lauderdale is the 12th San Antonio-class ship, designed to support embarking, transporting, and bringing elements of 650 Marines ashore by landing craft or air-cushion vehicles. A flight deck hangar further enhances the ship’s capabilities, which can support the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.
Posted 08/02/22