T-EPF 12 christening at Mobile Nov. 9

WASHINGTON - The Navy will christen its newest Expeditionary Fast Transport, the future USNS Newport (T-EPF 12), during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony on Nov. 9 at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala. The principal speaker is Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, president of the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. Mrs. Charlotte Marshall, a Newport native, will serve as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she will christen the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow. (Source: CNO 11/06/19) https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=111371