180526-N-BT947-1192 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (May 26, 2018) Guests listen to remarks given by Jack Blalock, mayor of Portsmouth, N.H., duirng the commissioning ceremony for the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) . 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)