‘It’s a really great thing’: Major piece of the only ship named after Jacksonville set to come home

An effort to bring home a major piece of the only Naval warship named after Jacksonville, Florida, will soon make its way back to the Bold New City of the South.

The USS Jacksonville was a nuclear Los Angeles-Class Submarine commissioned in 1981.

“It’s the only one, and they’re probably not gonna name another one, so it’s kind of important,” said Stephen Jorgensen, who served on the USS Jacksonville during his time in the Navy…

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