BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Navy is set to formally accept a new combat ship into its fleet.
In Buffalo, thousands of people were invited to Saturday's commissioning of the USS Little Rock.
The 389-foot vessel arrived at Buffalo's Lake Erie waterfront earlier this month. The original USS Little Rock that was a World War II-era warship is now a floating museum.
It's the first time in the Navy's 242-year history that a combat ship was commissioned alongside its namesake.
The new Little Rock was built in Marinette, Wisconsin. Its homeport will be in Mayport, Florida.