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Austal USA Christens USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11)

03/19/2019
Christening, 10 November 2018, of Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11) by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at Austal...
Christenings
181215-N-N0101-197 MARINETTE, Wisc. (Dec. 15, 2018) Ship's sponsor Barbara Taylor christens the future littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS-19) in Marinette, Wisconsin, Dec. 15, 2018. Once commissioned, LCS-19 will be the seventh ship to bear the name St. Louis. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Released)

USS St. Louis (LCS 19) Christened in Marinette

03/19/2019
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Dec. 15, 2018) Ship’s sponsor Barbara Taylor christens the future littoral combat ship...
Christenings
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Nov. 17, 2018) The crew stand watch during the commissioning ceremony of USS Sioux City (LCS 11). Sioux City is the thirteenth littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the sixth of the Freedom variant. It is the first ship named for Sioux City, the fourth-largest city in Iowa. (U.S. Navy photo by Kenneth D Aston Jr/Released)

Navy Commissions USS Sioux City

03/19/2019
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Nov. 17, 2018) The crew stand watch during the commissioning ceremony of USS...
Commissionings
BOSTON (Dec. 1, 2018) Crewmembers of USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) man the rails as the ship comes to life during her commissioning ceremony. The guided-missile destroyer is the 66th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the first warship named for Capt. Thomas J. Hunder, Jr., who earned the Medal of Honor for the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Olivia K. Manley)

Thomas Hudner Commissioned

03/19/2019
BOSTON (Dec. 1, 2018) Crewmembers of USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) man the rails as the ship...
Commissionings
MAYPORT, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2019) The crew of the Navy's newest littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13), bring the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony, at Naval Station Mayport, Jan. 12. LCS 13 is the fourteenth littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the seventh of the Freedom variant. It is the third Navy combat ship named after Wichita, the largest city in Kansas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alana Langdon/Released)

Navy Commissions USS Wichita (LCS 13)

03/19/2019
MAYPORT, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2019) The crew of the Navy’s newest littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS...
Commissionings
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 26, 2019) Former members of SEAL Team Three join the ship's crew to bring the Navy's newest Zumwalt-class destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), to life during its commissioning ceremony. DDG 1001 is the second Zumwalt destroyer ship to enter the fleet. It is the first Navy combat ship named for fallen Master-at-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael Monsoor, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while serving in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin M. Monroe)

USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Commissioned

03/19/2019
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 26, 2019) Former members of SEAL Team Three join the ship’s crew...
Commissionings
GROTON, Conn., (Feb. 2, 2019) The honorable Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota, delivers remarks during the commissioning ceremony of USS South Dakota (SSN 790). South Dakota is the U.S. Navy’s 17th Virginia-Class attack submarine and the third ship named for the State of South Dakota. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffrey M. Richardson)

USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Commissioned

03/19/2019
(Article originally appears courtesy of Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic) GROTON, Conn., (Feb. 2, 2019) The honorable...
Commissionings
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USS Bougainville Keel Laying

03/14/2019
Ship Sponsor Ellyn Dunford traces her initials before Ingalls Shipbuilding welder Cedric Harman welds them...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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Future Carl Levin Keel Laying Ceremony

02/01/2019
Retired U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., signed a steel plate at the keel laying for...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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Keel Laying for USNS Newport

01/29/2019
(Twitter/Austal USA) Original article appears courtesy of UPI The U.S. Navy laid the keel for its...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies