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USNS Burlington (T EPF 10) Christened

03/16/2018
Marcelle Leahy Christens the USNS Burlington (YouTube) (This article originally appeared courtesy WKRG News) Marcelle Leahy...
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USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Christening

02/21/2018
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Nov. 4, 2017) Ship’s Sponsor Ima J. Black christens DDG 119, the destroyer...
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (T ESB 4) Christening

10/21/2017
Travie Ross, daughter of Hershel “Woody” Williams, christens a ship named after her father. Photo...
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USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Christening

09/16/2017
Ship’s sponsor Lynne Mabus (right) smashes a bottle of sparkling wine against the bow of...
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170826-N-LV331-009 MOBILE, Ala. (Aug. 26, 2017) Ship's sponsor Charlotte Riley breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow during the christening ceremony for the littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). At the ceremony, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Richard V. Spencer gave the principal address. Spencer is in the area to view the ongoing shipyard work at Austal USA and meet Sailors and civilian employees who support the Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Armando Gonzales/Released)

USS Charleston Christening

08/26/2017
MOBILE, Ala. (Aug. 26, 2017) Ship’s sponsor Charlotte Riley breaks a bottle of champagne across...
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170701-N-N0101-021 MARINETTE, Wisc. (July 1, 2017) LCS-15’s sponsor Sharla Tester, the wife of Montana Sen. Jon Tester, the ranking member of the Senate Veteran's Affairs Committee, christens the future USS Billings. Once commissioned, LCS-15 will be the first ship of its name in naval service. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Released)

USS Billings Christening

07/01/2017
170701-N-N0101-021MARINETTE, Wisc. (July 1, 2017) LCS-15’s sponsor Sharla Tester, the wife of Montana Sen. Jon...
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Austal Celebrates Christening Of Manchester (LCS 14)

09/28/2016
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen christens the USS Manchester (LCS 14) at Austal’s Mobile, AL facility....
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USS John P. Murtha Christened

01/11/2016
Joyce Murtha, widow of the late Democratic U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania, left,...
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150502-N-OT964-276 PASCAGOULA, Miss. (May 2, 2015) Ship sponsor Laura Stavridis ceremoniously breaks a bottle of champagne on the bow during the christening ceremony for the future guided missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113). The ship is named after the Medal Of Honor Recipient and prior Aviation Ordnanceman Chief John Finn who survived and fought during the attack on Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin L. Carey/Released)

USS John Finn (DDG 113) Christened at Ingalls Shipyard

01/11/2016
150502-N-OT964-276 PASCAGOULA, Miss. (May 2, 2015) Ship sponsor Laura Stavridis ceremoniously breaks a bottle of...
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Rosa Peralta Christenings USS Rafael Peralta at Maine Shipyard

01/11/2016
Rosa Peralta smashes a bottle of Champagne to christen the USS Raphael Peralta, the 35th...
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