Navy Set To Christen New Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford -- USA Today/Detroit Free Press
The Ford will usher in the Navy's first new class of carriers in 40 years.
WASHINGTON -- With the smashing of a bottle of sparkling wine against her hull, America's newest aircraft carrier — expected to help define naval technology and readiness for a generation — will be christened Saturday in honor of Gerald R. Ford, the only Michigan man to serve as the nation's commander-in-chief.
It will be the first new class of carriers in 40 years, and both the ship and its class are named for the late president, who served on the aircraft carrier USS Monterey during World War II. The christening — with Ford's daughter, Susan Ford Bales, doing the honors — will be at the shipyard in Newport News, Va., on Saturday morning.
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