New high-tech U.S. warship is to be commissioned in Baltimore

By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE - For the first time in nearly a quarter century, a major naval warship will be commissioned in Baltimore. The USS Sterett, a $1.3-billion missile destroyer, recently left its shipyard in Maine for a month of testing at sea. The Baltimore Sun reports that the warship will stop in Newport, Rhode Island, and Norfolk, Virginia, before sailing to Baltimore harbour for a commissioning ceremony on August 9. The Sterett took four years to build and is among the Navy's most modern destroyers. It's equipped with vertical missile launchers and torpedoes and authorities say it's capable of fighting simultaneous battles in the air and on... [read full story]