A warship made its way into the Port of Cleveland on Wednesday, but it came in peace and paying homage to some of baseball’s all-time greats.
The USS Cooperstown, built in Marinette, Wisconsin, for the U.S. Navy, was christened earlier this year and is now on its way to Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida, where it will be commissioned.
Its first port of call is Cleveland, where the ship can take on fuel, replace stores and give the crew a little shore leave, said Lt. Brandon Carnes, the ship’s electronic materials officer.