170826-N-LV331-009 MOBILE, Ala. (Aug. 26, 2017) Ship's sponsor Charlotte Riley breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow during the christening ceremony for the littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). At the ceremony, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Richard V. Spencer gave the principal address. Spencer is in the area to view the ongoing shipyard work at Austal USA and meet Sailors and civilian employees who support the Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Armando Gonzales/Released)