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A sailor at Bath Iron Works Shipyard salutes during the christening and launch ceremony for the guided missile destroyer JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53), standing in the ways in the background.

The guided missile destroyer JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53) slides down the ways during its christening and launch ceremony at the Bath Iron Work Corp. shipyard.

Fog envelops the guided missile destroyer JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53) as it sits on the ways at Bath Iron Works shipyard prior to its christening ceremony

Shipyard workers stand aboard the guided missile destroyer JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53) as guests arrive for the ship's christening and launch ceremony

A close-up view of the saddle supporting the guided missile destroyer JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53) as the vessel sits on the ways at Bath Iron Works shipyard prior to its christening ceremony

A stern view of the guided missile destroyer JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53) as the vessel sits on the ways at Bath Iron Works shipyard prior to its christening ceremony

The guided missile destroyer JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53) is launched from the ways following its christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works shipyard

A close-up view of the aft poppet supporting the guided missile destroyer JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53) as the vessel sits on the ways at Bath Iron Works shipyard prior to its christening ceremony

Bunting decorates the bow of the guided missile destroyer JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53) as the vessel sits on the ways at Bath Iron Works shipyard prior to its christening ceremony

Shipyards workers stand aboard the guided missile destroyer JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53) at the Bath Iron Works Corp. shipyard as spectators arrive for the ship's christening and launch ceremony.

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Base: Bath

State: Maine(ME)

Country: United States Of America(USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.)

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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26/10/1991
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