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Navy Christens USS Vermont (SSN 792)

12/09/2018
(Article appears courtesy of Naval Submarine Support Center, New London) 181020-N-LW591-159 Groton, Conn. (Oct. 20,...
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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) Christened

10/15/2018
Ship Sponsors Alicia J. Petersen (left) and D’Arcy Neller (right) christen DDG 121, the destroyer...
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USS Kansas City (LCS 22) Christened

09/22/2018
Tracy Davidson christens USS Kansas City (LCS 20) (Photo by Austal USA) (Article originally appears...
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Ship sponsor Jill Donnelly breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow during the christening ceremony for the nation’s 17th Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS INDIANAPOLIS, at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard on April 14. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) Christened in Wisconsin

04/14/2018
Ship sponsor Jill Donnelly breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow during the christening...
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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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