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The guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51), one of the few ships that has ever been named for a living person, slides down the ways at its launching ceremony

Sailors stand on the mast of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) following the vessel's commissioning ceremony. The destroyer is one of the few U.S. Navy ships named after a living person

Sailors man the rails aboard the guided missile destroyer USS ARELIGH BURKE (DDG-51) as the ship comes alive during its commissioning ceremony. The ARLEIGH BURKE is one of the few ships named after a living person

A large crowd attends the launching ceremony of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51), one of the few ships that has ever been named for a living person

Sailors man the rails on the bow of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) following the ship's commissioning ceremony. The ARLEIGH BURKE is one of the few U.S. Navy vessels named after a living person

Bunting bedecks the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) as crew members man the rails aboard the vessel during its commissioning ceremony. The destroyer is one of the few U.S. Navy ships named after a living person

Sailors man the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) as the ship comes alive following its commissioning ceremony. The ARLEIGH BURKE is one of the few U.S. Navy vessels to be named after a living person

A distinguished guest speaks at the launching ceremony of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51). The ARLEIGH BURKE is one of the few ships that has ever been named for a living person

Bunting bedecks the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) as crew members man the rails aboard the vessel during its commissioning ceremony. The destroyer is one of the few U.S. Navy ships named after a living person

Sailors stand by to act as ushers at the launching ceremony of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51), one of the few ships that has ever been named for a living person. The vessel, secured in the ways, looms in the background

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Base: Bath

State: Maine (ME)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Thomas Witham

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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16/09/1989
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Trufant Ledge ,  43.90147, -69.81310
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