u.s.s. sioux city. "best thing i ever did," lesiak said. fofochief engineer kevin rhyne, the u.s.s. sioux city is the fourth ship he's served on in his 18-year naval career. "whenever you commission a ship, or you go to a ship, you learn a little bit about the namesake," said lt kevin rhyne, u.s.s. sioux city. "you sort of carry that with you. and, you don't forget it." rhyne says ship's mission is just as important as the name on her stern. "as we bring her to life, it's going to mean a lot," rhyne said. it means a lot to the crew, and to the community with its name all over the navy's newest ship. to represent them," ralston said. "and, we want to do so in the >>>> the future u.s.s. sioux city may be launched as soon as december... or in january, weather permitting. throughout the past few weeks, we've introduced you to todd landen, an iraq war veteran, who was injured in 2008. at sioux city's orpheum theatre, tonight, folks had a chance to help landen, and the organization that's helping renovate his home to deal with his disabilities. "projects for patriots" held a reception for

u.s.s. sioux city. "best thing i ever did," lesiak said. for chief engineer kevin rhyne, the u.s.s. sioux city is the fourth ship he's served on in his 18-year naval career. "whenever you commission a ship, or you go to a ship, you learn a little bit about the namesake," said lt kevin rhyne, u.s.s. sioux city. "you sort of carry that with you. and, you don't forget it." rhyne says ship's mission is just as important as the name on her stern. "as we bring her to life, it's going to mean a lot," rhyne said. it means a lot to the crew, and to the community with its name all over the navy's newest ship. "we're just really, really happy to represent them," ralston said. "and, we want to do so in the best light possible." >> the u.s.s. sioux city is set to be launched next month or in january, weather permitting. siouxland. currently 48 degrees under a ben says the weekend isn't looking too bad, though. he'll be here with the forecast ben, there's some sunshine, but it's pretty after kind of a transition day yesterday, our fall chchl has fifilly returned and wililgive us our new norm, the

u.s.s. sioux city. after years of work... nats of welding ...only weeks remain until the u.s.s. sioux city comes out of dry dock at marinette marine, in northeastern wisconsin, and into the menominee river. that day can't come soon enough for commander kevin ralston. "we're able to get over there d walk around and see how the e workers are doing, and how the work is coming along on a regular basis," ralston said. meantime, ralston, and his crew, are busy training. "we're training on the future u.s.s. milwaukee in all facets," ralston said. the sioux city. so, right now, the crew can simulate real-life situations... "they're not going to let us take the ship underway if we're not ready," ralston said. ...like navigation and propulsion. four water jet engigis push the sioux city through the water like a jet ski. "one of the most challenging things to learn is the very complicated engineering plant,ralston said. "we want to be able to operate that as safely and effectively as we can." the crew can also prepare for worst-case scenarios. "making sure that when we do get the ship, that

u.s.s. sioux city will be christened next month, when it's 80 percent complete. the rest of the building process takes place while it's in the water. the sioux city is nearly 400- metric tons, nearly 8- million pounds! and she's a fast vessel with a top speed ofof5- knots, or 52 miles per hour. she will carry a crew of 95. tonight, on "news 4" at ten meet members of the ship's crew, including a nebraska native who serve on the sioux city. << an art show and sale, just in time for the holidays... <

u.s.s. sioux city. "best thing i ever did," lesiak said. for chief engineer kevin rhyne, the u.s.s. sioux city is the fourth ship he's served on in his 18-year naval career. "whenever you commission a ship, or you go to a ship, you learn a little bit about the namesake," said lt kevin rhyne, u.s.s. sioux city. "you sort of carry that with you. and, you don't forget it." rhyne says ship's mission is just as important as the name on her stern. "as we bring her to life, it's going to mean a lot," rhyne said. it means a lot to the crew, and to the community with its name all oveethe navy's newest ship. "we're just really, really happy to represent them," ralston said. "andd we want to dd so in the best light possible." >> >> the future u.s.s. sioux city may be launched as soon as december... or in january, weather permitting. continue in the siouxland area. we'll head to south dakota and nebraska for the highlights. and college basketball season is just getting underway. that's next in sports fouce. the son of a aolish immigrant who grew up a brooklyn tenementnt he went totoublic schools

for the last 18 months workers at a wisconsin ship yard have worked hard to assemble the u.s.s sioux city. it's the latest in a new breed of ship in the naval fleet. i got t up close look at the ship building prpress. "building the u.s.s. sioux city"... tonight on news 4 at ten. tonight: isolated thundershower?

u.s.s. sioux city. after years of work... nats of welding ...only weeks remain until the u.s.s. sioux city comes out of dry dock at marinette marine, in northeastern wisconsin, and into the menominee river. that day can't come soon enough for commander kevin ralston. "we're able to get over there and walk around and see how the workers are doing, and how the work is coming along on a regular basis," ralston said. meantime, ralston, and his crew, are busy training. "we're training on the future u.s.s. milwaukee in all facets," ralston said. the milwaukee is identical to the sioux city. so, right now, the crew can simulate real-life situations... "they're not going to let us take the ship underway if we're not ready," ralston said. ...like navigation and propulsion. four water jet engines push the sioux city through the water like a jet ski. "one of the most challenging things to learn is the very complicated the u.s.s. sioux city is nearly 400-feet long. the ship weighs 35- hundred metric tons, that's nearly 8-million pounds! the sioux city can still reach a top speed of 45- knots