Ships built in Louisiana

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 88. Chapters: USS Aylwin, USS Ainsworth, SS Timothy Bloodworth, USS W. S. Sims, USS San Antonio, CSS Mississippi, USS Blakely, USS New York, USS Barbey, CSS Louisiana, USS Basilan, USS Vreeland, USS Willamette, USS Rushmore, USS Ashland, FV Alaska Ranger, USS Bath, USS Jesse L. Brown, USS Tortuga, USS Typhoon, USS Harpers Ferry, USS Ouellet, USS McCloy, NOAAS Albatross IV, USS Semmes, USS Grant County, USS Thomas C. Hart, USS New Orleans, USS Cyclone, USS Truett, USS Gunston Hall, USS Firebolt, USS Platte, USS Burias, USS Wildcat, USS Porcupine, USS Trippe, USS Sumter, USS Mark, USS Lucid, USS Carter Hall, USS Hesperia, USS John Sealy, SS John Stagg, USS Patterson, USNS Andrew J. Higgins, USS Pinnacle, USS Notable, USS Whippet, USNS Pecos, USS Supply, USS Mink, USNS Yukon, USS Syrma, NOAAS Nancy Foster, USNS Joshua Humphreys, USNS Eltanin, USS Stagbush, USS Los Alamos, USCGC Matagorda, RV Laurence M. Gould, USS Valdez, USS SC-1, USNS Victorious, USS Kochab, USS Moinester, USS Kirk, USS Arkab, USS Oak Hill, USS Pearl Harbor, USS Kangaroo, USS De Soto County, USS Excel, USS ATA-217, USS Comstock, USS Nimble, USNS Rappahannock, USS Cybele, USNS Henry J. Kaiser, USS Exultant, USNS Tippecanoe, USCGC Mellon, USNS John Lenthall, USS Silverleaf, CSS General Beauregard, USS Acubens, USS Seginus, USNS Walter S. Diehl, USS Raccoon, USS SC-3, USS Skill, USNS Laramie, USS Observer, USS Hecuba, USNS Patuxent, USS Fearless, USS SC-4, USS Pharris, USS SC-2, USS Green Bay, USS ATA-218, USNS Mizar, USS Josephine, USS Moose, USNS Loyal, USS Miller, USS Bowen, USS Sirocco, USS Gratia, USS John R. Perry, USS Fidelity, USNS Leroy Grumman, USS Exploit, USNS Effective, USS Shellbark, USNS Guadalupe, Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler, USS Leopard, USS Panda, USS ATA-214, USS Natick, USS Glendoveer, USS Cook, USS Elmer Montgomery, USNS Big Horn, USS Wendy, USS Connole, USS Joseph Hewes, USS Zephyr, USS Donald B. Beary, USS Davidson, USS Capodanno, USS Edward McDonnell, USS Monsoon, USS Paul, SS James Eagan Layne, USS Wapakoneta, USNS Brittin, USNS Benavidez, USS ATA-216, USS Bronstein, USNS Mendonca, USS Tornado, USCGC Jarvis, USS McCandless, USS Brewton, USS Wabaquasset, USS Quicksilver, USNS Fisher, USCGC Gallatin, USS Brumby, USS Lady Doris, USS Tempest, USS Commodore, USS Naugatuck, USS Chinook, USS Cimarron, USS Shamal, USS Hurricane, USS Whirlwind, USS Thunderbolt, USS Squall, SS Cape Florida, USNS Able, Pioneer, USCGC Boutwell, USS Palatka, SS Cape Farewell, USS Claud Jones, SS Martin Behrman, USS Fortune, USS Asp, USS Robin, USS Muskegon, USS Black Hawk, USS Mishawaka, USS Okmulgee. Excerpt: USS Aylwin (FF-1081) was a United States Navy Knox-class frigate. She was the fourth vessel named for John Cushing Aylwin. Aylwin was laid down on 13 November 1969 at Westwego, La., by the Avondale Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 29 August 1970; sponsored by Mrs. Charles K. Duncan; and commissioned on 18 September 1971 at the Boston Naval Shipyard, Comdr. Dan E. Fenn in command. Early in December, the destroyer escort sailed for her home port, Norfolk, Virginia, and arrived there on 10 December. After spending the holidays in port, Aylwin headed for Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for shakedown training. While en roue, Aylwin stopped at Andros Island, Bahamas, for weapons testing. Arriving at Guantanamo Bay on 24 January 1972, the ship began four weeks of intensive training. She visited Santo Domingo for a liberty call before returning to Norfolk f...