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USS Oakland (LCS 24) Christened

(Article Appears Courtesy of NAVSEA) The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) launched July 21 at Austal USA’s ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama. This event marked the first time the ship floated in the water as it is prepared for … Continue reading

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Guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye christened in Maine

(Article Appears Courtesy of UPI)  A U.S. Navy destroyer bearing the name of the late Daniel Inouye, a long-time senator from Hawaii and a World War II veteran, was christened at General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works in Maine. Irene Inouye, the … Continue reading

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USS Minneapolis-St. Paul Launched

(Article Appears Courtesy of CBSLocal Minnesota) The Navy launched the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul into Wisconsin’s Menominee River Saturday morning. A deputy undersecretary of the Navy broke the bottle, launching the ship built by Lockheed Martin north of Green Bay. This … Continue reading

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USNS Guam (T HST 1) Christened

(Article appears courtesy of Grady Fontana, Military Sealift Command Far East)G Military Sealift Command (MSC) christened the high-speed transport USNS Guam (T-HST 1) during a ceremony at Naha Military Port in Naha, Japan, April 27. Key speakers were U.S. Ambassador … Continue reading

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Navy Christens USS Lyndon B. Johnson DDG 1002

(Article Courtesy of Darcie Moore, Times Record (Maine), 27 April 2019) The family of President Lyndon B. Johnson, joined by Maine’s congressional delegation, Bath Iron Works workers and hundreds of Mainers honored the late president’s legacy Saturday at the christening … Continue reading

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USS Charleston (LCS 18) Commissioned

(Article appears courtesy of Senior Airman Christian Sullivan, Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs) The U.S. Navy warship USS Charleston was commissioned in its namesake city Mar. 2, 2019, in Charleston, S.C. After its christening in Mobile, AL, in 2017, the … Continue reading

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USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Commissioned

(Article appears courtesy of Petty Officer 1st Class Woody Paschall, Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE) The littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) was commissioned as the Navy’s newest surface combatant in a ceremony in San Francisco Feb. 16. … Continue reading

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Navy Christens USS Vermont (SSN 792)

(Article appears courtesy of Naval Submarine Support Center, New London) Gloria Valdez, ship sponsor and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, smashed a bottle of champagne from a Vermont vineyard against the Navy’s newest … Continue reading

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USS Delaware Christened

(Article originally appears courtesy of the Dover Post) The USS Delaware is the first Navy ship to be named for Delaware since 1923 and the seventh vessel to bear its name overall. At the Newport News Shipyard in Newport News, … Continue reading

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