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Navy Commissions USS Kansas City

01/11/2022
Tracy Davidson, the ship sponsor of USS Kansas City (LCS 22), delivers the order to man the...
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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Dec. 8, 2021) The crew of the Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), man the rails during the commissioning ceremony of USS Daniel Inouye. Homeported at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, DDG 118 is the first U.S. Navy warship to honor the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a U.S. senator from Hawaii who served from 1962 until his death in 2012. During World War II, Inouye served in the U.S. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, one of the most decorated military units in U.S. history. For his combat heroism, which cost him his right arm, Inouye was awarded the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nick Bauer)

USS Daniel Inouye Commissioned at Pearl Harbor

01/11/2022
The crew of the Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), man the rails during...
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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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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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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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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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LCS Santa Barbara Christened

01/11/2022
Ship sponsor Lolita Zinke christens the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32). AUSTAL USA (This article originally appears...
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Future USS Carl M. Levin Christened

01/11/2022
Erica Levin, left, Kate Levin Markel, center, and Laura Levin, the daughters of late Sen....
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BRUNSWICK, Ga., (Feb. 5, 2022) Sailors assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) man the rails during Savannah's commissioning ceremony. Savannah is the Navy's 14th Independence-variant littoral combat ship. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James S. Hong)

USS Savannah Commissioned in Georgia

05/11/2022
BRUNSWICK, Ga., (Feb. 5, 2022) Sailors assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS...
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220326-N-MH203-1003 PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Mar. 26, 2022) A bottle is smashed against the hull of the future Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) at the ship’s christening ceremony in Pascagoula, Mississippi, March 26. Lucas is the first Flight III guided-missile destroyer, and will be equipped with the most advanced technology and weapons systems. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Courtney Hillson/released)

CNO Delivers Remarks at Christening Ceremony for Future USS Jack H. Lucas

05/11/2022
A bottle is smashed against the hull of the future Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) at the...
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