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US Navys future LCS USS Little Rock christened and launched
2015-07-20 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Navy's ninth littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Little Rock, was christened and launched at the Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) shipyard in Wisconsin.
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Train christened Alternative City of Culture
2015-03-10 00:32:04| Automakers - Topix.net
David Amess MP; Southend Mayoress Janet Walker; Mayor Cllr Chris Walker; Sally Carr, Chair of ACC17; and c2c Delivery Director Kevin Frazer c2c has naming one of its trains in honour of the Alternative City of Culture campaign and Southend West MP Sir David Amess joined mayor Chris Walker, supporters from the Alternative City of Culture group and c2c staff to celebrate the occasion at a train-naming event on Friday. The Alternative City of Culture committee was presented with its own nameplate to mark the occasion, while the train, 357005, will now bear its new name on each side of the train.
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US Navy's eighth Independence-variant LCS christened
2014-11-10 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Navy's eighth Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) has been christened USS Montgomery (LCS 8) at Austal's mobile shipyard in Alabama, US.
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US Navy's new Virginia-class submarine SSN 792 christened
2014-09-22 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Navy has christened its newest Virginia-class attack submarine as USS Vermont (SSN 792), making it the first vessel named for Vermont since 1920, following the decommissioning of the second USS Vermont.
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HMS Queen Elizabeth - Britains huge new aircraft carrier christened
2014-07-04 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The Queen has officially named the Royal Navys new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland today. At 65,000 tonnes, the Queen Elizabeth will be three times the size of the carriers before her and the biggest ship ever to sail in the Royal Navy. W
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