Navy’s new Carson City vessel on track

The U.S. Navy’s transport vessel to be named for Carson City is slated for delivery in mid-September next year and should begin fleet operations in March, 2017. That was the word from Mayor Robert Crowell Wednesday as he passed along a message he received on progress toward completion of CARSON CITY (JHSV 7). That designation means the ship to be named for Nevada’s capital city is a Joint High Speed Vessel. “I think it’s a great thing