USS Kearsarge sailors visit namesake high school, share ship’s history

By: EMILIA WISNIEWSKI

Outlets: Concord Monitor

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 531

Last Updated: 1 day, 22 hours ago


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Eleven sailors from the United States Navy mingled with students at Kearsarge Regional High School as they ate their lunch and talked about something they had in common: their name.

The sailors were visiting the namesake of their amphibious assault ship, the USS Kearsarge.

“I’ve been on multiple different ships, but I’ve never been able to go to where a ship was named,” said Shawn Locklear, a senior chief aviation ordnanceman, who handles …

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