NH (May 26, 2018) Lt. Adrienne Penkacik, a Nashua, New Hampshire native, and the first officer of the deck of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14)., is presented the traditional long glass by New Hampshire resident John Costanzo 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.

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