USS Milwaukee Breaks Down at Sea

According to the Navy Times, the newly commissioned USS Milwaukee has run into trouble at sea.

A picture shows the warship being towed over 40 miles to a base in Virginia after an engineering issue.

The ship was headed towards the Panama Canal with a final destination of San Diego. The USS Milwaukee was commissioned here in Milwaukee back on November 21.

CBS 58 got an inside look at the new ship days before it pulled into Milwaukee's harbor.

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The USS Milwaukee will stay in Virginia for now while the Navy investigates.               

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