180526-N-CM872-1014 PORTSMOUTH, NH (May 26, 2018) Lt. Adrienne Penkacik, front, a Nashua, New Hampshire native, leads the first watch team of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) as they prepare to take the stage during the ship's commissioning ceremony. Manchester is the 12th littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the seventh of the Independence variant. The ship is named for the city of Manchester, New Hampshire and is assigned to Naval Surface Forces, Pacific Fleet. ( Navy photo by Areographer's Mate 1st Class Angela K. Koob/RELEASED)

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