USS Robert E. Simanek explained

USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB-7) will be a for the United States Navy, and she is the first United States Navy vessel named after Marine Corps Private First Class Robert Ernest Simanek, who was awarded for the Medal of Honor for heroic actions during the Battle of Bunker Hill, August 1952, during the Korean War. Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite officially announced the name on 15 January 2021, when he visited, the oldest U.S. Navy commissioned ship afloat.[1]

NASSCO laid the keel for the ship, without ceremony, in San Diego on 27 May 2022.[2] An official keel authentication ceremony was held on 21 October of the same year.[3] The Simanek was christened on 4 May 2024 by Ann Simanek Clark, the ship sponsor and daughter of the ship's namesake.[4]

Notes and References

  1. SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship. United States Navy. 15 January 2021. 17 January 2021.
  2. 1530244740716802048. GDNASSCO. The first block for the future Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7) has been laid! The future Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7) is the fifth ship of the U.S. Navy's reclassified Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program.. 27 May 2022.
  3. Keel Authenticated for Future USS Robert E. Simanek. United States Navy. 24 October 2022. 24 October 2022.
  4. General Dynamics NASSCO Christens the Fifth Ship in the ESB Program for the U.S. Navy. General Dynamics NASSCO. 4 May 2024. 15 May 2024.

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