Navy naming destroyer after former Michigan senator Carl Levin

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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 05: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) attends the announcment of Ashton Carter to be the next Defense Secretary in the Roosevelt Room at the White House December 5, 2014 in Washington, DC. Carter, who served as the second in charge at the Pentagon under both secretaries Leon Panetta and Chuck Hagel, is expected to face a smooth confirmation process in the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DETROIT — Former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin will have a naval destroyer named after him.

The Navy says a naming ceremony is scheduled Monday along the Detroit riverfront at the General Motors Renaissance Center.

The destroyer is part of the Arleigh Burke class.

Levin, a Detroit Democrat, served in the Senate from 1979 to 2015. He did not seek re-election. Levin also served as chair of the Senate’s Armed Services Committee.

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus will attend Monday’s naming ceremony.