180526-N-BT947-1096 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (May 26, 2018) A canon fires 19 times during a gun salute to the littoral combat ship USS Manchester's (LCS 14) ship sponsor Sen. Jeanne Shaheen during the ship's commissioning ceremony. Manchester is the 12th littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the seventh Independence variant. The ship is named for the city of Manchester, N.H., and is assigned to Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob I. Allison/Released)