Distinguished guests stand at the speakers platform prior to the christening ceremony of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). Guests include, from left: Barbara Bush, ship's sponsor; Edward J. Campbell; President of Newport News Shipbuilding Company; President George H.W. Bush, principal speaker; Admiral (ADM) Frank B. Kelso II, CHIEF of Naval Operations, and Mrs. Dorothy LeBlond, matron of honor. As the sixth ship of its class, the GEORGE WASHINGTON represents the most technologically advanced Nimitz class carrier
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Newport News
State: Virginia (VA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Elliott
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
21/07/1990
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Source
The U.S. National Archives
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