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USS Independence-class littoral combat ship.

USS Coronado Commissioned in Namesake City

04/05/2014
Sailors man the rails during the commissioning ceremony of the littoral combat ship USS Coronado...
Commissionings
Ship christening: Neil Armstrong.

R/V Neil Armstrong Christened by Navy

03/29/2014
Carol Armstrong, ship’s sponsor for the Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) research vessel (R/V) Neil...
Christenings
Ship christening: Jackson (LCS 6)

SECNAV Delivers Keynote Address at Jackson Christening

03/22/2014
Dr. Katherine Holmes Cochran, breaks a bottle across Jackson’s bow during a christening ceremony at...
Christenings
Woman speaks at navy ceremony.

USS Somerset (LPD 24) Commissioned in Philadelphia

03/01/2014
USS Somerset ship’s sponsor Mary Jo Myers thanks the crew, shipbuilders and families of love...
Commissionings
Navy ship launching, water spray.

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