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Co-Sponsors, Mrs. Marilyn Paddick Clemins (Left) and Mrs. Annita Red Cloud prepare to break the traditional bottles of champagne over the bow of the MSC (Military Sealift Command) strategic heavy lift ship USNS RED CLOUD (T-AKR 313) at the conclusion of the vessel's formal christening at the NASSCO (National Steel and Shipbuilding Company) shipyard
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Mrs. Jane Brakensiek Sisler breaks the traditional bottle of champagne on the stem of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) vehicle transport ship USNS SISLER (T-AKR 311) to officially christen the ship. The ship is named for her late husband who was killed in action in Vietnam in 1967
Hilary West, Maid of Honor and Gail Berry West, Sponsor for the launching of the Military Sealift Command (MCS) vehicle transport ship USNS WATSON (T-AKR-310) pose for a photograph prior to the start of the official ceremony
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Mrs. Gail Berry West, Sponsor of the Military Sealift Command (MCS) Bob Hope class vehicle transport ship USNS WATSON (T-AKR-310), is seen breaking the traditional bottle of champagne to officially launch the vessel. In attendance is her husband, Secretary of the Army Togo D. West Jr.; her daughter, Ms. Hilary West, Maid of Honor and Richard A. Vortmann, NASSCO President
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: San Diego
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: National Steel & Shipbuilding Co
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
26/07/1997
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