William Frederick Bull Halsey Jr News

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will join Navy Adm. William J. Fallon, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces command as principal speakers for the christening of the Aegis-guided missile destroyer Halsey (DDG 97). Ship Systems on Saturday, January 17. Other ceremony participants will include Navy Rear Adm. Charles S. Hamilton, program executive officer for ships; Navy Capt. Bella, supervisor of shipbuilding, conversion and repair, Gulf Coast; Dr. Philip A. Operations. with the name "Halsey," to honor Fleet Adm. William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (1882-1959), a World War I and World War II Naval hero who was present when Japan formally surrendered on the deck of his ship, the USS Missouri (BB 63) on September 2, 1945. Three of Adm. ship: Mrs.

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour cheers as ship sponsors Heidi Cooke Halsey, Alice Spruance Talbot and Anne Halsey-Smith simultaneously smash ceremonial bottles of champagne across the bow of the Aegis guided missile destroyer DDG 97, officially christening the ship "Halsey." Halsey honors the sponsors' grandfather, Fleet Adm. William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr., a World War I and World War II Naval hero. More than 1,000 guests attended the Saturday, January 17, 2004 christening of the Aegis guided missile destroyer Halsey (DDG 97) at Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ship Systems sector.

guests, U.S. Sen. the U.S. Station North Island in Coronado, Calif. Grumman's Ship Systems sector in Pascagoula, Miss. USS Halsey (DDG 97) honors Fleet Adm. (BB 63), on Sept. 2, 1945. Tokyo in WW II. through the end of the Pacific War. 1947, and died in August 1959. of us can understand," McCain said. legacy far into the future. this honor than Adm. Halsey. "With this commissioning ceremony, William F. officially returns to the Pacific Ocean," McCain continued. Talbot. enlisted personnel took to the decks of Halsey and manned the rails. Navy Rear Adm. Charles S. concept into reality and brought this mighty ship to life. Hamilton. ahead of schedule and well under budget. projection, in support of national military strategy. Navy Cmdr. James L. commands USS Halsey as part of the U.S.

(DDG 97) and Mesa Verde (LPD 19) Feb. Miss. in this class to be erected at Ingalls Operations. honor of the Mesa Verde National Park in Southwestern Colorado. Verde is scheduled for delivery in late 2005. the world is the flag of the United States of America," said U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis from Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. "This is a unique class of amphibious ships that is being designed and built using state-of-the-art, innovative design tools and equally innovative management processes," said John McIntire, vice president, Tech-Marine Business, Inc., and former Navy technical director of the LPD 17 program. "It is a great credit to all of you in the shipbuilding community who broke ground in this endeavor that the Mesa Verde will be the most mission-capable…