Christenings and Commissioning

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USS Canberra Keel Laying

03/10/2020
Marise Payne, minister for foreign affairs in Australia, welds her initials into the keel of...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)

03/10/2020
Ship’s Sponsors (left to right) Catherine B. Reynolds and Ruby Lucas trace their initials onto...
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Keel Laid for First-in-Class USNS Navajo

03/10/2020
Gulf Island Shipyard held a keel laying ceremony on Oct. 30 for the future USNS Navajo (T-ATS...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
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Keel Laid for USS Nantucket

03/10/2020
Original article appears courtesy of WLUK/Marinette, WI A keel-laying ceremony is held at Marinette Marine...
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Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Savannah (LCS 28)

03/10/2020
The ship’s sponsor, Dianne Isakson, wife of U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, authenticated the keel for...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
The assistant navigator informs the commanding officer, executive officer and chief of the boat that the commissioning pennant has been fully raised aboard USS Vermont (SSN 792), bringing the ship to life during a small commissioning ceremony held by the crew. Vermont is the 19th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine. In photo, from left on the top of the sail to right, Senior Chief Electronics Technician (SS) Shawn Mason, assistant navigator; Electronics Technician Seaman Joshua Ragan; Lt. Austin Thompson, weapons officer; Lt. Cmdr. Martín Roschmann, executive officer; Cmdr. Charles W. Phillips III, commanding officer. (U.S. Navy photo by Mark Jones/Released)

USS Vermont Commissioned

08/19/2020
The assistant navigator informs the commanding officer, executive officer and chief of the boat that...
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USS Delaware Commissioned

08/19/2020
(The Maritime Executive) Original article appears courtesy of U.S. Department of Defense The U.S. Navy commissioned...
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USS Tripoli Commissioned

02/04/2021
https://youtu.be/cGUf8wQ5oPA This article appears courtesy of the Department of Defense. The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Tripoli (LHA 7)...
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SAN DIEGO (June 20, 2020) – Cmdr. R.J. Zamberlan, the commanding officer of the Navy's newest littoral combat ship, USS Kansas City (LCS 22), reads his orders during the ship’s commissioning ceremony. The Navy commissioned LCS 22, the second ship in naval history to be named Kansas City, via naval message due to public health safety and restrictions of large public events related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Kansas City is homeported at Naval Base San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex Corona)

USS Kansas City Commissioned

02/04/2021
SAN DIEGO (June 20, 2020) – Cmdr. R.J. Zamberlan, the commanding officer of the Navy’s...
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Beloit Keel Laying

02/04/2021
Major General Marcia M. Anderson (U.S. Army, Ret.) This article originally appears courtesy of the City...
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