US Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram
- USS John L. Canley joined the active fleet as the US Navy's newest warship, a floating sea base.
- The Canley is the Navy's sixth expeditionary mobile base (ESB).
- The first of its name, the warship honors the Vietnam war hero, the late Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley.
The US Navy commissioned a new warship earlier this month, a massive floating sea base named after a Vietnam war hero.