Society of sponsors

Puerto Rico ship christening, 2018.

Austal USA Christens USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11)

Christening, 10 November 2018, of Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11) by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at Austal...
Woman christening ship with champagne.

USS St. Louis (LCS 19) Christened in Marinette

MARINETTE, Wisc. (Dec. 15, 2018) Ship’s sponsor Barbara Taylor christens the future littoral combat ship...
USS Sioux City LCS-11 launching ceremony.

Navy Commissions USS Sioux City

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Nov. 17, 2018) The crew stand watch during the commissioning ceremony of USS...
USS Thomas Hudner commissioning ceremony.

Thomas Hudner Commissioned

BOSTON (Dec. 1, 2018) Crewmembers of USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) man the rails as the ship...
US Navy littoral combat ship commissioning.

Navy Commissions USS Wichita (LCS 13)

MAYPORT, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2019) The crew of the Navy’s newest littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS...
Sailors on USS Michael Monsoor.

USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Commissioned

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 26, 2019) Former members of SEAL Team Three join the ship’s crew...
Navy ceremony with South Dakota governor

USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Commissioned

(Article originally appears courtesy of Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic) GROTON, Conn., (Feb. 2, 2019) The honorable...
Keel authentication Bougainville LHA 8, March 14, 2019

USS Bougainville Keel Laying

Ship Sponsor Ellyn Dunford traces her initials before Ingalls Shipbuilding welder Cedric Harman welds them...
USS Carl Levin DDG 120 plaque.

Future Carl Levin Keel Laying Ceremony

Retired U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., signed a steel plate at the keel laying for...
Keel laying ceremony attendees.

Keel Laying for USNS Newport

(Twitter/Austal USA) Original article appears courtesy of UPI The U.S. Navy laid the keel for its...