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171007-N-NX690-587 NORFOLK (Oct. 7, 2017) Sailors render a salute during the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia Class Submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) at Naval Station Norfolk. Washington is the U.S. Navy's 14th Virginia-class attack submarine and the fourth U.S. Navy ship named for the State of Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua M. Tolbert/Released)

USS Washington (SSN 787) Commissioned

10/07/2017
NORFOLK (Oct. 7, 2017) Sailors render a salute during the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia...
Commissionings
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Submarine North Dakota Commissioned in Groton

10/26/2014
141025-N-WL435-378 GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 25, 2014) Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine USS North...
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...
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
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
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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
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Sailors Weather Alaskan Cold to Commission Navy’s Newest Amphib

05/06/2013
Sailors and Marines man the rails after bringing the ship to life during the commissioning...
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130202-O-ZZ999-001 SAN DIEGO (March 2, 2013) Alexis "Jackie" Bolden, the wife of current NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, christens the Mobile Landing Platform USNS Montford Point (T-MLP 1) in San Diego. Montford Point is the first ship of its class and will serve as a floating base for amphibious operations and operate as a transfer point between large ships and small landing craft. (U.S. Navy photo by Steven Whalen, courtesy of General Dynamics NASSCO/Released)

USNS Montford Point Christened in San Diego

03/02/2013
Alexis “Jackie” Bolden, the wife of current NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, christens the Mobile Landing...
Christenings
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Enterprise, Navy’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier, Inactivated

12/01/2012
Attendees observe the inactivation ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise was...
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