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USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)
USS ''The Sullivans'' (DDG-68), an Aegis guided missile destroyer, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the five Sullivan brothers — George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert Sullivan, aged 20 to 27 – who lost their lives when their ship, , was sunk by a Japanese submarine in November 1942 in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (the first ship named for them was ). This was the greatest military loss by any one American family during World War II. In 2000 a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda attempted to attack and destroy ''The Sullivans'', but the attackers' boat sank before the attack could be carried out.〔Wright, Lawrence, ''The Looming Tower'' Vintage Books, 2006. pg. 339〕
==Construction==
The contract to build ''The Sullivans'' was awarded to Bath Iron Works Corporation in Bath, Maine on 8 April 1992 and her keel was laid down on 27 July 1994. She was launched on 12 August 1995 sponsored by Kelly Ann Sullivan Loughren, granddaughter of Albert Sullivan. The ship was
commissioned on 19 April 1997, with Commander Gerard D. Roncolato in command.〔(''A New Navy Destroyer Honors Victims of a Wartime Tragedy at Sea '' ) The New York Times. McFadden. 20 April 1997.〕〔Naval Vessel Register. (DDG-68 ).〕〔(DDG-68 History ). via web archive dated February 2005.〕 Upon her commissioning, the ship was given the motto that is thought to have been spoken by the brothers when asked to separate during World War II, "''We Stick Together''."
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