Littoral Combat Ship splashes into northern Wisconsin river; industry buoys Navy, local economy

MARINETTE - "She's almost 400 feet long," U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said Saturday. "About 3,500 tons."

He rattled off the specs for Littoral Combat Ship 7 with pride while standing near it in the shipyard at Marinette Marine Corporation.

"It can get up to 40 knots, more or less," he said.

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