The 387-foot-long Freedom-variant littoral combat ship arrived Nov. 17 at Veterans Park, where it officially received its name and was commissioned for active service. The ship adopted its namesake in 2018,

A new naval warship has been commissioned by the US Navy in Milwaukee. A ceremony took place for the USS Beloit at Veterans Park the morning of Saturday Nov. 23rd. Per Navy officials, Beloit is the 15th Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) commissioned in the United States Navy and the first U.