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Navy Christens LPD USS Fort Lauderdale

10/14/2021
Official christening of amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). (Credit: Derek Fountain/HII) (Original appears...
Christenings
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Navy Commissions USS Vermont (SSN 792)

10/14/2021
210828-N-GR655-018 GROTON, Conn. (August 28, 2021) – The crew of the USS Vermont (SSN 792)...
Commissionings
MOBILE, Ala. (Oct. 28, 2020) Lolita Zinke, left, the sponsor of the future littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), welds her initials into the ship's keel plate during a keel-laying ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama, Oct. 27, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Austal USA)

Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Santa Barbara

07/30/2021
MOBILE, Ala. (Oct. 28, 2020) Lolita Zinke, left, the sponsor of the future littoral combat...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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Keel Laying Ceremony for future USS Massachusetts (SSN 798)

07/30/2021
The initials of Virginia-class submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) Sheryl Sandberg were displayed at the ship’s keel authentication ceremony....
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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Keel Laid for Future USNS Apalachicola (T-EPF 13)

07/30/2021
(Photo Credit: Austal) (Original article appears courtesy of Naval Today) The future USNS Apalachicola is the second...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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Keel Laid for Future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr.

07/30/2021
The future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124) namesake, Col. Harvey “Barney” Barnum, Jr. (USMC,...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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Keel Laid for Future USS Cleveland

07/30/2021
A welder authenticates the keel of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 31, the future USS Cleveland, by...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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Navy Christens USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)

07/30/2021
Former Ingalls Shipbuiding President Brian Cuccias and DDG 123 Prospective Commanding Officer Douglas Brayton watch...
Christenings
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Navy Christens USS Canberra (LCS 30)

07/30/2021
The christening of the USS Canberra, LCS 30, at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama, Saturday, June...
Christenings
210417-N-YS140-080 Oakland, Calif. (April 17, 2021) Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff provides opening remarks at the USS Oakland (LCS 24) commissioning ceremony. The LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, while capable of open ocean tasking. The LCS can support forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence. Oakland will be homeported San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Pearl)

USS Oakland Commissioning

07/30/2021
Oakland, Calif. (April 17, 2021) Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff provides opening remarks at the USS Oakland (LCS...
Commissionings