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Rauma Marine Constructions launched the second Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette for the Finnish Navy on 21 May. The vessel reached launch stage less than a year after keel laying, and all four Squadron 2020 vessels are now under construction.
Austal USA christened the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12) at its Mobile, Alabama shipyard on 2 May. The vessel is the second of three T-ATS ships under construction at the yard and the second ship in the class launched from the facility.
Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan visited Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula on January 8, his first official visit in the role. He was joined by Adm. Daryl Caudle, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John J. Perryman and Jason L. Potter, and the group toured the yard and met with workers and management.