WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th February, 2019) The USS Tulsa (LCS-16), an Independence-class littoral combat ship equipped with stealth technology, was officially commissioned by the US Navy on Saturday.
The commissioning ceremony took place at 10 a.m. local time (18.00 GMT) in San Francisco, California, and was broadcast on US Navy's Youtube channel.
Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford attended the ceremony. The ship is assigned to the city of San Diego and became the 15th military vessel of this class.
US Navy intends to commission a total of 34 sLCS ships.
