Society of ship sponsors

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Keel Laying for USS Daniel Inouye

05/04/2018
Irene Hirano Inouye, future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) sponsor and wife of the late...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
180421-M-ZI433-768 PORTLAND, Ore. (April 21, 2018) Visitors cheer as the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) comes to life during a commissioning ceremony in Portland, Ore. Portland is the U.S. Navy’s 11th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, third ship to bear the name Portland and the first ship to be named solely for Oregon’s largest city. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steven Tran/Released)

USS Portland (LPD 27) Commissioned

04/29/2018
PORTLAND, Ore. (April 21, 2018) Visitors cheer as the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland...
Commissionings
Ship sponsor Jill Donnelly breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow during the christening ceremony for the nation’s 17th Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS INDIANAPOLIS, at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard on April 14. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) Christened in Wisconsin

04/14/2018
Ship sponsor Jill Donnelly breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow during the christening...
Christenings
180317-N-JE719-692 GROTON, Conn. (March 17, 2018) USS Colorado (SSN 788) Ship Sponsor, Annie Mabus delivers remarks to attendees and crew during the boat's commissioning ceremony. Colorado is the U.S. Navy's 15th Virginia-class attack submarine and the second ship fourth ship named for the State of Colorado. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffrey M. Richardson/Released)

USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioned

04/13/2018
180317-N-JE719-692GROTON, Conn. (March 17, 2018) USS Colorado (SSN 788) Ship Sponsor, Annie Mabus delivers remarks...
Commissionings
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USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) Commissioned

03/27/2018
USS Ralph Johnson Commissioning (Defense Media Activity-Navy Production) (This article originally appeared courtesy Charleston Post and...
Commissionings
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USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Christened

03/16/2018
USS South Dakota Sponsor Deanie Dempsey authenticates the keel of the nuclear submarine at a...
Christenings
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USNS Burlington (T EPF 10) Christened

03/16/2018
Marcelle Leahy Christens the USNS Burlington (YouTube) (This article originally appeared courtesy WKRG News) Marcelle Leahy...
Christenings
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Keel Laid for Future Miguel Keith

02/22/2018
Matron of Honor Mary Easley welds the initials of Lance Corporal Miguel Keith’s mother.(NASSCO) Original...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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PCU Minneapolis-St Paul Keel Laid

02/22/2018
(Photo from KLUK TV/SEAWAVES) (Photo and article originally appeared courtesy of SEAWAVES) The U.S. Navy held...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Christening

02/21/2018
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Nov. 4, 2017) Ship’s Sponsor Ima J. Black christens DDG 119, the destroyer...
Christenings