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Sailors saluting on a warship.

USS Omaha (LCS 12) Commissioned

02/03/2018
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 3, 2018) Sailors assigned to littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12)...
Commissionings
US Navy littoral combat ship christening.

USS Little Rock (LCS 9) Commissioned

12/16/2017
USS Little Rock (LCS-9) commissioning ceremony in Buffalo, N.Y. on Dec. 16, 2017. (US Navy...
Commissionings
Kansas City LCS 22 keel laying ceremony.

Keel Laid for Future USS Kansas City (LCS 22)

11/15/2017
MOBILE, Ala. (Nov. 15, 2017) Scott Beauchemin, left, from General Dynamics Mission Systems; Adm. Phil...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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Future USS Leah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDDG 123) Keel Authenticated

11/14/2017
Ship’s Sponsors (left to right) Virginia Munford, Louisa Dixon and Pickett Wilson trace their initials...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams christening.

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (T ESB 4) Christening

10/21/2017
Travie Ross, daughter of Hershel “Woody” Williams, christens a ship named after her father. Photo...
Christenings
Woman signing ship's keel plate.

Future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) Keel Authenticated

10/13/2017
(Photo Courtesy SeaWaves) (This article originally appeared courtesy Navy.mil) PASCAGOULA, Miss. (NNS) — The keel for...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
Sailors on USS Washington submarine.

USS Washington (SSN 787) Commissioned

10/07/2017
NORFOLK (Oct. 7, 2017) Sailors render a salute during the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia...
Commissionings
Tripoli LHA 7 christening ceremony.

USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Christening

09/16/2017
Ship’s sponsor Lynne Mabus (right) smashes a bottle of sparkling wine against the bow of...
Christenings
Charleston christening, August 26, 2017.

USS Charleston Christening

08/26/2017
MOBILE, Ala. (Aug. 26, 2017) Ship’s sponsor Charlotte Riley breaks a bottle of champagne across...
Christenings
US Navy destroyer commissioning ceremony.

USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) Commissioned in San Diego

07/29/2017
SAN DIEGO (July 29, 2017) The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG...
Commissionings