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Article: General Dynamics NASSCO Launches USNS Matthew Perry.
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- August 17, 2009
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics , yesterday launched the U.S. Navy's newest supply ship, USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9), during a christening ceremony at the shipyard. The ship is named in honor of Commodore Matthew C. Perry, the U.S. Navy officer who established American trade with Japan in the mid-19th Century.
Vice Adm. Richard Hunt, the commander of the U.S. Navy's 3rd Fleet, was the ceremony's principal speaker. Ms. Hester Evans, the great-great-great granddaughter of Commodore Perry and the ship's sponsor, christened the ship by breaking the traditional bottle of champagne against ...
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