{"id":1980285,"date":"2023-07-22T12:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T16:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australia-first-foreign-port-to-tote-us-commissioned-navy-warship\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T12:25:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T16:25:09","slug":"australia-first-foreign-port-to-tote-us-commissioned-navy-warship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australia-first-foreign-port-to-tote-us-commissioned-navy-warship\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia becomes first foreign port for US Navy warship."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faustralia-first-foreign-port-to-tote-us-commissioned-navy-warship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1980285&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The \u2063United States Navy Commissions\u2063 First Warship in Foreign\u200b Port<\/h2>\n<p>The United States Navy made history on Saturday with the commissioning ceremony of\u200b its first warship in a foreign \u200dport, Sydney, Australia. The event was attended by\u2063 Chief \u200bof Naval \u2062Operations Admiral Michael M. Gilday, who witnessed the grand presentation of the USS \u200bCanberra, \u2062an Independence-class littoral combat \u200cship adorned with vibrant red,\u200c white, and blue banners. This remarkable vessel \u2064boasts an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australia-first-foreign-port-to-tote-us-commissioned-navy-warship\/\" title=\"Australia becomes first foreign port for US Navy warship.\">aluminum trimaran \u200chull constructed<\/a> by Austal USA and General Dynamics, proudly displaying \u2062the motto &#8220;Can Do&#8221; on its crest.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Was the \u200cReal J. Robert Oppenheimer?<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;With today&#8217;s commissioning, USS Canberra\u200d is\u2063 ready\u200b for\u2062 service alongside the Royal Australian \u2064Navy and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-rescues-iran-drug-smugglers-after-blast-in-gulf-of-oman\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy Rescues Iran Drug Smugglers After Blast in Gulf of Oman\">combined maritime force<\/a> of \u200dallies and partners who stand\u200b united \u200cacross the entire Indo-Pacific,&#8221;\u200c stated Admiral\u200d Gilday. &#8220;Wherever it\u2064 operates, Canberra will proudly bear the name of the\u200d Australian \u2064capital, honoring\u2064 the sons and daughters of this great \u2063nation, whose countless\u200b acts of valor, courage, and sacrifice\u2063 will forever be etched in our\u200d memories and inscribed in our \u200chearts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The USS Canberra was named \u200bin honor of the Australian Ship Canberra, \u200dwhich valiantly fought alongside the U.S. Navy during World War \u200cII&#8217;s\u200c Guadalcanal battle. Although it did\u2064 not survive the conflict, then-president Franklin \u200bDelano\u2064 Roosevelt paid\u200b tribute to this fallen\u2062 ally \u2063by naming a subsequent naval ship after it. The first USS Canberra served for 25 years\u200d before being decommissioned.<\/p>\n<p>Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles expressed\u2064 pride in the ship&#8217;s legacy and its historical\u2062 significance \u200cin Sydney&#8217;s\u200b port. \u200cMarles \u200demphasized that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-ship-sidelined-with-coronavirus-outbreak-despite-100-immunization\/\" title=\"Navy Ship Sidelined with Coronavirus Outbreak, Despite 100% Immunization\">littoral combat ship<\/a> would uphold the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-mocks-and-attacks-the-united-states-on-u-s-soil-biden-admin-struggles-to-respond\/\" title=\"China Mocks And Attacks The United States On U.S. Soil; Biden Admin Struggles To Respond\">rules-based order<\/a>&#8221; in the region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM \u200cTHE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a remarkable display of partnership, Japan conducted a test of its surface-to-ship missile \u200bby \u200dlaunching it from Australia&#8217;s Jervis Bay, \u2062located approximately 121 miles south of Sydney. This marked the \u2064first time the Japan \u2064Ground Self-Defense\u200c Force tested its missile capability in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Littoral combat ships were initially \u2064contracted \u200dby Congress \u2064in 2004, and the first four editions were retired in 2020.\u2064 Currently, the\u200c Freedom, Independence, Fort Worth, and Coronado are serving as test platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Navy commissioned its inaugural warship abroad on Saturday in Sydney, Australia. Admiral Michael M. Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations, witnessed the ceremony for the USS Canberra, an Independence-class littoral combat ship adorned with patriotic red, white, and blue banners. 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