Christenings

Ship christening ceremony with lei.

Guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye christened in Maine

08/04/2019
Irene Inouye, the wife of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, christens the Arleigh Burke-class guided...
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Oakland LCS 24 christening ceremony.

USS Oakland (LCS 24) Christened

08/04/2019
Kate Brandt christens the future USS Oakland on Saturday. Courtesy Austel USA (Article Appears Courtesy of NAVSEA) The...
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Puerto Rico ship christening, 2018.

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...
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Woman christening ship with champagne.

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...
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Ship launch ceremony with officials.

USS Delaware Christened

12/09/2018
(Article originally appears courtesy of the Dover Post) Jill Biden, second lady of the U.S. 2009-17,...
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Navy Christens PCU Vermont

Navy Christens USS Vermont (SSN 792)

12/09/2018
(Article appears courtesy of Naval Submarine Support Center, New London) 181020-N-LW591-159 Groton, Conn. (Oct. 20,...
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Ship christening: Frank E. Petersen Jr. DDG 121.

USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) Christened

10/15/2018
Ship Sponsors Alicia J. Petersen (left) and D’Arcy Neller (right) christen DDG 121, the destroyer...
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Ship christening, champagne splash.

USS Kansas City (LCS 22) Christened

09/22/2018
Tracy Davidson christens USS Kansas City (LCS 20) (Photo by Austal USA) (Article originally appears...
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Ship christening; water breaks over bow.

USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) Christened in Wisconsin

04/14/2018
Ship sponsor Jill Donnelly breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow during the christening...
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South Dakota submarine christening ceremony.

USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Christened

03/16/2018
USS South Dakota Sponsor Deanie Dempsey authenticates the keel of the nuclear submarine at a...
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