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USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Commissions in Namesake State
April 1, 2023Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa […]Christening of Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF), USNS Cody
February 25, 2023MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA christened its […]Keel Laying commemorated for third ship in Gerald R. Ford-Class, the future USS Enterprise (CVN 80)
August 27, 2022NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – With the words, “I hereby declare […]
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R/V Sally Ride (AGOR 28) Christened
ANACORTES, Wash. (Aug. 9, 2014) Dr. Tam O’Shaughnessy, ship’s sponsor for the auxiliary general oceanographic research (AGOR) vessel R/V Sally Ride (AGOR 28), breaks a bottle across the bow during a christening ceremony at the Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., shipyard … Continue reading
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2013-2014 Society of Sponsors Video
This Video shows the twelve ship christenings and commissionings that occurred from May 2013 to April 2014. The Society of Sponsors gratefully acknowledges and thanks our friends at the Naval Historical Foundation who produced the video for us.
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Submarine North Dakota Christened in Groton
By Lt. Timothy Hawkins, Submarine Group 2 Public Affairs GROTON, Conn. (NNS) — The Navy’s 11th Virginia-class attack submarine was christened in Groton, Conn., Nov. 2, during a late-morning ceremony at the General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) shipyard. The ceremony … Continue reading