A ceremony was held on Saturday to mark the christening of the future USNS Point Loma (EPF 15), one of 16 expeditionary fast transports (EPF) the U.S. Navy has contracted Mobile, Ala. shipbuilder ...

Elizabeth Asher christens Point Loma (EPF 15) by smashing a champagne bottle. Courtesy of Austal USA The Navy on Saturday christened the expeditionary transport ship USNS Point Loma at Austal USA’s ...

Aug. 10 (UPI) --Austal USA on Saturday officially christened the Point Loma, a U.S. Navy support ship. The ship is named after a peninsula in San Diego, Calif., not far from Naval Amphibious Base ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Point Loma received a high honor Saturday as the U.S. Navy named one of its ships after the local ...

The fast transport ship USNS Point Loma — whose name is meant to honor San Diego’s more than century-old support of the Navy — has passed its sea trials and will likely be delivered to the fleet later ...

In Memoriam: Captain Charles Robert MacVean, USN, (Ret.), PhDMarch 22, 1937 – September 10, 2025The book, Blind Man’s Bluff, describes the secret USN submarine operations known as “The Projects.” It ...

The civic organization Point Loma Assembly will hold a 110th-anniversary celebration of its clubhouse from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at 3035 Talbot St. The Assembly held its first meeting in the ...

The future USNS Point Loma underway. (Photo courtesy of Austal USA) Austal USA announced Monday that the future USNS Point Loma, an expeditionary fast transport vessel, has completed acceptance trials ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Austal USA on Saturday officially christened the USNS Point Loma (sister ship USNS Cody pictured), a new naval support ship that ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Point Loma received a high honor Saturday as the U.S. Navy named one of its ships after the local neighborhood. The ceremony, held in Mobile, Alabama, involved the christening ...

The U.S. Navy christened the future USNS Point Loma, the second of the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Transport Flight II configuration, during a ceremony Saturday in Mobile, Ala. The ship is named in ...

USNS Point Loma will serve as a medical ship that features an embarked medical unit, two operating rooms and can support 147 medical patients and 38 civilian crew members.