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CTICS (IW/EXW) Shannon Kent
May 11, 1983 – January 16, 2019

The Legend of Chief Shannon Kent

CTM3 Matthew J. O’Bryant
10 May 1986 – 20 September 2008

Several months ago, a formal request was submitted to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations to dedicate and name one of the barracks at Corry Station in lasting tribute to CTM3 Matthew O’Bryant. The package’s last known location is within the channels of Commander, Navy Installations Command, an Echelon II shore command. If anyone has the ability, connections, or knowledge to help move this important request forward, your action now could make a meaningful difference. CTM3 O’Bryant’s family — and all who value the recognition of his sacrifice — would be profoundly grateful to see this honor fulfilled without further delay.
 

CTRCM Clarence L. Schick , USN (Ret.)
May 9, 1926 – September 20, 2015

Big splash! The People’s Republic of China (PRC) just fielded the world’s largest space support ship by far. Designed and built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation at Jiangnan Shipyard on Shanghai’s Changxing Island, Liaowang-1 (IMO 1063607) was launched and outfitted in 2023, passed extensive sea trials between 19 December 2024 and 23 January 2025, and was formally delivered and commissioned for operational service in mid-April 2025. Boasting large radomes and high-gain antennae, this 225-meter-long, 32-meter-wide behemoth displaces 30,000 tonnes and is operated by a crew of 400.

At about 5:30 PM, as the abandonment of Lexington was nearing completion, a large explosion tore through her hangar amidships. Fires were now “roasting” torpedo warheads stowed in the after hangar, and these detonated in a spectacular blast soon after the carrier’s Commanding Officer, Captain Frederick C. Sherman, left her. In keeping with the rules of the sea, he was the last man off. Thereafter, the great carrier burned furiously, shrouded in smoke almost from stem to stern. She was finally scuttled by destroyer torpedoes and sank at about 8 PM.