Christening Ceremony 2013
Ship's sponsor Susan Ford Bales christens the aircraft carrier that bears her father's name, Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Newport News Shipbuilding, 11/9/2013. The Ford is the firs ship in a new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers being built at Newport News for the U. S. Navy. L-R: Capt. John Meier, prospective commanding officer Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), U. S. Sen. Carl Levin and Matt Mulherin president of Newport News Shipbuilding. Photo by Chris Oxley, Newport News Shipbuilding.