18 November 2021 Namesake’s Grandson Visits USS Winston S. Churchill After attending the Nov. 10 USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) change of command ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, the Honorable Rupert Soames, OBE, toured the ship at BAE shipyard in nearby Jacksonville, Fla. The ceremony’s guest speaker, Soames is the destroyer’s sponsor and grandson of the...
10 November 2021 USS Winston S. Churchill Holds Change of Command Cmdr. Brian Anthony relieved Cmdr. Timothy Shanley as commanding officer of USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) during a Nov. 10 change of command ceremony at Naval Station Mayport. Following the ship’s 2019 maintenance availability and a rigorous Basic Phase, Shanley assumed command in May...