Remembering those Oregonians who served, and died, onboard the USS Wasp: Memorial Day 2019
Gallery: Elmer Taylor, sailor blues, arms crossed; Joe Shelley, black suit and tie; John Parker, whites and white cap; Vincent Ruscilli, black suit, sleeve insignia In late summer 1942, the aircraft carrier USS Wasp zigzagged through Torpedo Junction, the area south of Guadalcanal where Japanese submarines were known to lie in wait. On board, the […]
Austal breaks ground on building expansion at Mobile River shipyard
A sand sculpture depicts the Austal USA-built littoral combat ship and joint high-speed vessel. The sculpture was unveiled at a groundbreaking for three new building’s at the company’s Mobile River shipyard. (Press-Register/G.M. Andrews) MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA officials and elected leaders broke ground Thursday on a $116 million project to build three new facilities […]