T-EPF 12 to be christened at Austal

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 the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala., where the ship was built. Principal speaker will be Rear Adm. 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 tradition, she will christen the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow. The ship honors the city of Newport, R.I. (Source: Chief of Naval Information 11/08/19) https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=111371