The newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, Chafee will be christened on Monday, November 11, 2002, during a 3:30 p.m. ceremony at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. The ship honors John Hubbard Chafee of Providence, R.I. distinguished himself as a U.S. enlisted man and commissioned officer. principal address. wife of retired Navy Adm. Dennis C. U.S. Pacific Command. christening U.S. bottle of champagne across the bow to formally christen Chafee. 22nd to be built by Bath Iron Works. independent operations as necessary. fighting air, surface, and subsurface battles simultaneously. century. Cmdr. John W. officers and 355 enlisted. commissioned in the fall of 2003. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as an element in the U.S. Pacific Fleet. of 33 ft. ship to speeds of more than 30 knots.