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140301-N-WL435-478 PHILADELPHIA (March 1, 2014) USS Somerset (LPD 25) ship's sponsor Mary Jo Myers thanks the crew, shipbuilders and families of love ones lost on United Airlines Flight 93 for their support throughout the construction of the amphibious transport dock before she gives the order to man the ship and bring her to life. The Somerset's namesake recognizes the heroic actions of the 40 passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001 who sacrificed their lives to thwart a terrorist attack bringing down their would be hijackers and plane in a field in Somerset County, Pa. saving countless innocent lives in the process. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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
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
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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121027-N-QL471-245 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 27, 2012) Newport News Shipbuilding hosts the christening ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) USS Minnesota (SSN 783), Oct. 27. Minnesota is the tenth Virginia-class submarine and the third U.S. Navy ship to bear the name of the 32nd state. America’s Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Billy Ho/Released)

Future USS Minnesota Christened

10/27/2012
Newport News Shipbuilding hosts the christening ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU)...
Christenings
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U.S. Navy Christens Future USS America (LHA 6)

10/20/2012
The newest amphibious assault ship America (LHA 6) was christened by sponsor Lynne Pace at...
Christenings
121006-N-JN023-051 NEW YORK (Oct. 6, 2012) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) man the rails as they bring the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony. The new destroyer honors the late Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, a New York native who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat as leader of a four-man reconnaissance team in Afghanistan. Murphy was the first person to be awarded the medal for actions in Afghanistan, and the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the award since the Vietnam War. The ship will be based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Megan Anuci/Released)

Navy Commissions USS Michael Murphy in Big Apple

10/06/2012
Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) man the rails as...
Commissionings
121006-N-JN023-051 NEW YORK (Oct. 6, 2012) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) man the rails as they bring the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony. The new destroyer honors the late Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, a New York native who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat as leader of a four-man reconnaissance team in Afghanistan. Murphy was the first person to be awarded the medal for actions in Afghanistan, and the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the award since the Vietnam War. The ship will be based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Megan Anuci/Released)

Navy Commissions USS Michael Murphy in Big Apple

10/06/2012
Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) man the rails as...
Commissionings
120922-N-MM874-007 GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 22 ,2012) Sailors assigned to the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) man the rails during her commissioning at Galveston, Texas. Fort Worth will proceed to her homeport in San Diego next week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mike James/Released)

Fort Worth Commissioned in Galveston

09/22/2012
Sailors assigned to the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) man the...
Commissionings
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Navy’s Second Joint High-Speed Vessel Christened

09/15/2012
Theresa Gilliam Pitts, Sponsor of the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) 2, USNS Choctaw County,...
Christenings