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USS Delaware (SSN 791) crew.

USS Delaware Commissioned

08/19/2020
(The Maritime Executive) Original article appears courtesy of U.S. Department of Defense The U.S. Navy commissioned...
Commissionings
Navy sailors observe submarine with state flag.

USS Vermont Commissioned

08/19/2020
The assistant navigator informs the commanding officer, executive officer and chief of the boat that...
Commissionings
Savannah LCS 28 keel laying ceremony.

Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Savannah (LCS 28)

03/10/2020
The ship’s sponsor, Dianne Isakson, wife of U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, authenticated the keel for...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
Couple holding commemorative plaque in shipyard.

Keel Laid for USS Nantucket

03/10/2020
Original article appears courtesy of WLUK/Marinette, WI A keel-laying ceremony is held at Marinette Marine...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
Welders working on metal with sparks.

Keel Laid for First-in-Class USNS Navajo

03/10/2020
Gulf Island Shipyard held a keel laying ceremony on Oct. 30 for the future USNS Navajo (T-ATS...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
Woman signing Jack Lucas plaque.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)

03/10/2020
Ship’s Sponsors (left to right) Catherine B. Reynolds and Ruby Lucas trace their initials onto...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
Canberra (LCS 30) keel laying, March 10, 2020

USS Canberra Keel Laying

03/10/2020
Marise Payne, minister for foreign affairs in Australia, welds her initials into the keel of...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
Newport ship launch, November 2019.

U.S. Navy Christens Expeditionary Fast Transport Newport

03/10/2020
Dignitaries, guests, officials and other community members celebrate at the christening ceremony of the USNS Newport (EPF-12)...
Christenings
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More than 20,000 Attendees Ship’s Sponsor Christens PCU John F. Kennedy

03/10/2020
President John F. Kennedy’s daughter, the Honorable Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan...
Christenings
Christening of the Mobile Logistical Support Ship

Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) Christened

03/10/2020
(Image Courtesy of Times San Diego) An audience of over a thousand dignitaries, community leaders, and...
Christenings