The USS Kearsarge amphibious assault ship at sea, accompanied by landing craft and other escorts.US Navy
Business Insider: Step aboard the USS Kearsarge, the US Navy workhorse that takes Marines to war
In US Navy history, just four ships have borne the name Kearsarge.
The first, a Civil War sloop, sank the CSS Alabama off the coast of France in 1864.
The next one, a battleship, sailed around the world with Theodore Roosevelt's Great White Fleet.
The third, an aircraft carrier, recovered astronauts from the sea during Project Mercury, the US's first human-spaceflight program.
The current USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship that docked in New York City for Fleet Week, has a lower profile, but it is no less essential to the fleet.
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WNU Editor: An impressive ship.
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