Alert Top Story USS Sioux City to be decommissioned Aug. 14 in Florida Dolly A. Butz Aug 5, 2023 Aug 5, 2023 0 × Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SIOUX CITY — A U.S. Navy littoral combat ship named after Sioux City will be decommissioned later this month after just a few years at sea. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2? 6>2:= 7C@> $:@FI=2?5 r92>36C @7 r@>>6C46 !C6D:56?E r9C:D |4v@H2?[ =@42= =6256CD C6AC6D6?E:?8 3@E9 E96 AF3=:4 2?5 AC:G2E6 D64E@CD 92G6 C646:G65 @77:4:2= ?@E:46 E92E E96 &$$ $:@FI r:EJ H:== 36 564@>>:DD:@?65 2E `_ 2]>] @? pF8] `c 2E }2G2= $E2E:@? |2JA@CE :? u=@C:52] k^AmkAmp &]$] }2GJ 3F586E AC@A@D2= C64@>>6?565 E96 564@>>:DD:@?:?8 @7 E96 &$$ $:@FI r:EJ 2?5 ab @E96C D9:AD] %96 AC@A@D2=[ H9:49 925 E@ 36 2AAC@G65 3J r@?8C6DD[ H2D A2CE @7 2 7:G6\J62C 3F586E A=2? 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USS Sioux City departure The tug Brooklyn McAllister ties up to the USS Sioux City as it prepares to depart Annapolis, Md. on Nov. 18, 2018.
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USS Sioux City will need every bit of support to dodge decommissioning From the moment the Navy announced that one of its newest ships would be named after Sioux City, local leaders swelled with pride. Three years…
USS Sioux City crew seizes over $20 million in suspected cocaine Three suspected drug traffickers were detained
USS Sioux City education fund gets more than $250,000 The legacy education fund will help USS Sioux City crew members and their families pay for educational expenses. USS Sioux City sponsor Mary W…
USS Sioux City's decommissioning brings shock, disappointment The abrupt end to the USS Sioux City's service shouldn't dim the city pride in the ship and the crew, said ship sponsor, Mary Winnefeld. "To f…
