Christenings

Military Sealift Command's newest ship, fleet replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), slides into the water during the christening ceremony at General Dynamic NASSCO, San Diego. The ship honors Navy veteran and LGBT activist Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay candidates elected to public office as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978.

USNS Harvey Milk Christened in San Diego

01/11/2022
(This article originally appears courtesy of navy.mil)  Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), the Military Sealift...
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Submarine New Jersey Christened

01/11/2022
Crew members of pre-commissioning unit New Jersey (SSN 796) attended the christening ceremony Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021...
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Future USNS Apalachicola Christened

01/11/2022
Austal USA christened Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF-13) USNS Apalachicola during a ceremony at its state-of-the-art ship manufacturing...
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USS Marinette Christened

01/11/2022
Ship Sponsor, The Honorable Jennifer Granholm breaks a bottle of sparkling wine on the bow...
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Navy Christens USNS John Lewis (TAO 25)

10/14/2021
Ship Sponsor Alfie Wooderd Chris (USNI News) (Originally article appears courtesy of USNI News) The first of the...
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210731-N-GR655-298 GROTON, Conn. (July 31, 2021) – Sarah Greenert McNichol, Matron of Honor for the future USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), christens the ship during a ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Conn., July 31, 2021. Rickover and crew will operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) FOUR whose primary mission is to provide attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten/RELEASED)

Navy Christens Future USS Hyman G. Rickover

10/14/2021
210731-N-GR655-298 GROTON, Conn. (July 31, 2021) – Sarah Greenert McNichol, Matron of Honor for the...
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Navy Christens USS Nantucket (LCS 27)

10/14/2021
Ship sponsor Polly Spencer breaks a bottle during the christening ceremony (Lockheed Martin) (Original article...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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