US DOD: U.S. Navy to christen new guided missile destroyer Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81).

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The newest Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer, Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), will be christened and launched April 17, during a 1:30 p.m. (EDT) ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.

Janet Langhart Cohen, wife of Secretary of Defense William Cohen, is the ship's sponsor and Lady Mary Soames, (Churchill's youngest and last surviving child), will serve as honorary sponsor ...

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