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SAN DIEGO (Dec 17, 2021) Tracy Davidson, the ship sponsor of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) delivers the order to man the ship and bring her to life during a commissioning commemoration ceremony on the flight deck. The Navy commissioned LCS 22, the second ship in naval history to be named Kansas City, via naval message due to public health safety and restrictions of large public events related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Kansas City is homeported at Naval Base San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vance Hand/Released)