2013

2013-2014 Society of Sponsors Video

06/29/2014
This Video shows the twelve ship christenings and commissionings that occurred from May 2013 to...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies

2013-2014 Society of Sponsors Video

06/29/2014
This Video shows the twelve ship christenings and commissionings that occurred from May 2013 to...
Commissionings

2013-2014 Society of Sponsors Video

06/29/2014
This Video shows the twelve ship christenings and commissionings that occurred from May 2013 to...
Christenings
131218-N-EW716-001 MARINETTE, Wis. (Dec. 18, 2013) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Milwaukee (LCS 5) slides into Lake Michigan during a christening ceremony at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Released)

Future USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) Christened and Launched

01/03/2014
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Milwaukee (LCS 5) slides into the Menominee River during a...
Christenings
131109-N-WL435-911 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 9, 2013) Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald R. Ford and sponsor of the aircraft carrier that bears his name, breaks a bottle of champagne on the bow of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Newport News Shipbuilding during the christening ceremony for the Ford. The first in class, Ford-class aircraft carrier, is scheduled to join the fleet in 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

USS Gerald A. Ford Christening Connects President to Navy Roots

11/16/2013
Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald R. Ford and sponsor of the aircraft...
Christenings
131102-N-SF554-119 - GROTON, Conn (Nov. 2, 2013) - Ship sponsor Katie Fowler, wife of retired Vice Adm. Jeff Fowler, christens Pre-Commissioning Unit North Dakota (SSN 784) by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine against the back of the sail. North Dakota is the 11th Virginia-class attack submarine and is scheduled to be commissioned in early 2014. (U.S. Navy Photo by Lt. j.g. Phillip Chitty/Released)

Submarine North Dakota Christened in Groton

11/10/2013
Ship sponsor Katie Fowler, wife of retired Vice Adm. Jeff Fowler, christens Pre-Commissioning Unit North...
Christenings
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Submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) Commissioned

10/02/2013
NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 7, 2013) Sailors assigned to Virginia-class attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) man the...
Commissionings