Complex sentence: USS "Shreveport" (LPD-12), an "Austin"-class amphibious transport dock, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city in Louisiana.
Split into simpler sentences: USS "Shreveport" (LPD-12) is an "Austin"-class American amphibious transport dock. It is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city in Louisiana.