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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Shaina Hayden, ship's navigator, makes an entry in the deck log while the littoral combat ship USS Freedom gets under way, Montreal, Canada, Nov. 21, 2008. Freedom is the first of two littoral combat ships designed to operate in shallow water environments to counter threats in coastal regions. The ship was commissioned Nov. 8 in Milwaukee and will make port calls while on its way to Norfolk, Va.

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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Shaina Hayden, ship's navigator, makes an entry in the deck log while the littoral combat ship USS Freedom gets under way, Montreal, Canada, Nov. 21, 2008. Freedom is the first of two littoral combat ships designed to operate in shallow water environments to counter threats in coastal regions. The ship was commissioned Nov. 8 in Milwaukee and will make port calls while on its way to Norfolk, Va.

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