High-tech warship to be commissioned in 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 reported Friday that the warship will stop in Newport, Rhode Island and Norfolk, Virginia before sailing to Baltimore harbor for a commissioning ceremony Aug. 9. The Sterett took four years to build and is among the Navy's most modern destroyers. It is equipped with vertical missile launchers and torpedoes and authorities say it is capable of fighting simultaneous battles in the air and on... [read full story]