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USS Montana submarine crew on deck.

USS Montana (SSN 794) Commissioned

07/27/2022
NORFOLK (June 25, 2022) Sailors attached to the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) man the...
Commissionings
USNS John L. Canley ship launch.

Future USNS John L. Canley is Christened

07/27/2022
Expeditionary sea base USNS John L. Canley (ESB-6), Military Sealift Command’s newest ship, at its christening ceremony...
Christenings
Woman speaking at a navy ceremony.

USS Beloit Christened and Launched

07/27/2022
Ship sponsor Major General Marcia M. Anderson delivers remarks before the christening and launch of...
Christenings
Ship christening ceremony with sponsors.

HII Christens USS Richard M. McCool Jr.

07/27/2022
(Original article appears courtesy of HII) HII announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the...
Christenings
Sailors meeting Vice President Biden.

Commissioning of USS Delaware (SSN 791)

07/27/2022
WILMINGTON, Delaware (April 2, 2022) – President of the United States Joe Biden speaks with...
Commissionings
Navy officers in dress whites near ship.

USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. Commissions

07/27/2022
CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 14, 2022) Sailors march during the commissioning of the Navy’s newest Arleigh...
Commissionings
Sailors saluting USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul.

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Commissions

07/27/2022
DULUTH, Minnesota (May 21, 2021) Sailors salute the audience during the commissioning ceremony of the...
Commissionings
Sailors on USS Oregon submarine.

Navy Commissions USS Oregon (SSN 793)

07/27/2022
GROTON, Connecticut (May 28, 2022) – Crewmembers attached to the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793)...
Commissionings
USS Indespructible christening ceremony.

CNO Delivers Remarks at Christening Ceremony for Future USS Jack H. Lucas

05/11/2022
A bottle is smashed against the hull of the future Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) at the...
Christenings
Sailors saluting on ship gangway.

USS Savannah Commissioned in Georgia

05/11/2022
BRUNSWICK, Ga., (Feb. 5, 2022) Sailors assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS...
Commissionings