USS Hawaii Christening

USS Hawaii, SSN776 Christened!

Saturday, 17 June 2006, the Navy's newest Submarine got her official name. She was already in the water of the drydock, but Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle broke a bottle of bubbly on the aft portion of her sail and christened her under overcast skies.

The officers and crew were standing aft of the sail, facing forward during the entire ceremony. Several political figures spoke. A recurring theme was that we need to build 2 subs a year to maintain the infrastructure (and the sub force!)

Cameras were not allowed, or I'd post a photo.