With a smash of the bottle and a spray of its sparkling wine, sponsor Sally Jewell proclaimed this morning, “I christen thee United States Ship Montana! God Bless this submarine and all who sail in her!” This climax of a moving and meaningful virtual christening ceremony marked the future USS MONTANA’s readiness for launch, and the beginning of a final … Read More
MONTANA Online Christening Invitation – and Commanding Officer Mike Delaney is Promoted (posted 9/4/20)
All Montanans and others who would like to attend the September 12 (8 am Montana Time) online christening of the future USS MONTANA are invited by Newport News Shipbuilding to do so! The christening, a traditional shipbuilder ceremony to mark the launching of a ship, will of course include the breaking of a bottle of sparkling wine over the submarine’s … Read More