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Caplt. P.D. Hurst, supervisor of shipbuilding, fifth from the left, poses with employees of Avondale Industries, Inc. during the keel laying of the Whidbey Island class dock landing ship LSD-44. In the background a fleet oiler is under construction

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A port quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) moored at the Avondale Industries, Inc. shipyard. The ship is 90 percent complete

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A port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) moored at the Avondale Industries, Inc. shipyard. The ship is 90 percent complete

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An elevated port bow view of the auxiliary oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189) prior to christening

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A port quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189) during its launching ceremony. The ship is 80 percent complete

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A port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189) during its launching ceremony. The ship is 80 percent complete

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An elevated starboard quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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A starboard beam view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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A stern view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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A port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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An elevated starboard bow view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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An elevated port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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An elevated starboard beam view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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An elevated bow view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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A port quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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A bow view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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A port beam view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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A port quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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A starboard bow view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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A starboard quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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An elevated stern view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway upon completion

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Shipyard and Navy personnel pose for a photo during the keel laying of LSD-45, a Whidbey Island class dock landing ship. In the center is CAPT. Paul Hurst, supervisor of shipbuilding, conversion and repair, New Orleans

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A starboard quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) at 80 percent completion at the Avondale Industries Inc. shipyard

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A port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) at 80 percent completion at the Avondale Industries Inc. shipyard

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A bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188)

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An aerial stern view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188) underway

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An aerial bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188) underway

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A port quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188) underway in reverse

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A starboard bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188)

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An aerial port quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188)

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A port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188) underway in reverse

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An aerial port beam view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188) underway in reverse

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An aerial starboard bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188) underway

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A starboard beam view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188)

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A stern view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188)

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A starboard quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188)

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An aerial starboard quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188)

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A port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188) underway in reverse

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An aerial starboard beam view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188)

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An aerial port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188) underway in reverse

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A starboard bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189)

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An aerial stern view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189) underway

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An aerial bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO-189) underway

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A port quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189) underway

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An aerial starboard bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189) underway

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A starboard beam view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189)

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A bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189)

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An aerial starboard quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189) underway

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A stern view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189) underway

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An aerial port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189) underway

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A starboard view of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) being assisted by tugs after its christening and launching

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A port quarter view of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) on the ways prior to launching

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The official christening party of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) gathers on the brow of the ship for a group photo

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The dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) slides down the ways and into the water amidst balloons and streamers during its christening and launching ceremony

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A starboard bow view of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) on the ways prior to launching

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A port bow view of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) on the ways prior to launching

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Barbara Ann Croze Morgan, sponsor of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44), smashes the traditional bottle of champagne against the ship. Behind her are Albert L. Bossier Jr., president of Avondale Industries Inc., Shipyards Division; Susan Elizabeth Morgan and Lynn Ann Morgan, maids of honor; and Allison Leigh Enos, flower girl

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Barbara Ann Croze Morgan, sponsor poses for a photograph while standing on the christening platform of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44)

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A starboard bow view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREWS J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A stern view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREWS J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A starboard view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A stern view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A port quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREWS J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A starboard bow view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREWS J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A starboard quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A bow view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREWS J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A starboard quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREWS J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A port beam view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREWS J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A port quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A starboard view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREWS J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A bow view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREWS J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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A port view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190)

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A port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS ANDREWS J. HIGGINS (T-AO 190) underway

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Attending the keel laying for the dock landing ship USS RUSHMORE (LSD 47) are, from left to right: Emile Foret, Avondale Industries, Inc. (AAI); James Schiro (AAI); Lawrence Torres (AAI); Julius Laurent (AAI); Eric Houin (AAI); Commander (CDR) Jim Mullican, office of the supervisor of shipbuilding, New Orleans (SSNO); Chris Sprague (AAI); Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Frank Forkel (SSNO); Dewey Lee (SSNO); Norman Nowell (SSNO); C.C. Cole (SSNO); Charles Turberville (SSNO); and Donald Cazaubon (SSNO)

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Shipyard and US Navy personnel attend the keel laying of the Dock Landing Ship USS ASHLAND (LSD 48)

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A starboard bow view of the dock landing ship TORTUGA (LSD-46) on the ways at the shipyard prior to its launch

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A starboard bow view of the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) on the ways at the shipyard prior to its launch

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A bow view of the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) on the ways at the shipyard prior to its launch

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A bow view of the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) on the ways at the shipyard prior to its launch

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A port quarter view of the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) on the ways at the shipyard prior to its launch

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A starboard quarter view of the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) on the ways at the shipyard prior to its launch

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A starboard beam view of the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) afloat after its launch

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A bow view of the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) passing down the ways at its launch

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The christening of the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), left to right; Vice Admiral Joseph Donnell III, NAVSURFLANT; retired Vice Admiral Schoultz; Senator J. Bennett Johnston; Rosemary Parker Schoultz, sponsor; Lieutenant Commander Robert Schoultz; Everett Pyatt, assistant Secretary of the Navy for Shipbuilding and Logistics; Mrs. Robert Schoultz; Scott Schoultz and wife; Albert L. Bossier Jr., CEO, Avondale, Indiana; James Viviant, founder, Avondale, Indiana, and wife; Mrs. and Captain Paul D. Hurst, SUPSHIP; Mrs. and Mr. Joseph N. Schrader. Foreground: Natalie Nierenberg, flower girl

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Balloons are released as the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), decorated with bunting and a rainbow flaghoist, is christened

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Rosemary Parker Schoultz, ship's sponsor, caps the christening ceremony for the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) by breaking a bottle of champagne across the bow

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Rosemary Parker Schoultz, ship's sponsor, speaks at the christening ceremony for the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46)

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At the christening and launch of the dock landing ship USS RUSHMORE (LSD 47): seated, left to right, Mrs. P.D. Hurst; Mrs. A.L. Bossier; Meredeth Brokaw, ship's sponsor; Kimberly Graff, flower girl; Linda Mickelson, matron of honor; and Rep. Lindy Boggs, D-LA. Standing, left to right: A.L. Bossier, CEO, Avondale Industries, Inc.; Captain J.F. King, NAVSEA: Governor G.S. Mickelson of South Dakota; Senator, Larry Pressler, R-SD; Tom Brokaw, NBC News; and Captain P.D. Hurst, SUPSHIP, New Orleans

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Mrs. Sylvester R. Foley, ship's sponsor, speaks during the launching ceremony for the amphibious transport dock ASHLAND (LSD 48)

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A stern view of the amphibious transport dock ASHLAND (LSD 48) on the ways and decorated for its launching ceremony

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A bow view of the amphibious transport dock ASHLAND (LSD 48) on the ways and decorated for its launching ceremony

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A bow view of the amphibious transport dock ASHLAND (LSD 48) on the ways and decorated for its launching ceremony

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A starboard view of the amphibious transport dock ASHLAND (LSD 48) waterborne following its launch and christening ceremony

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The amphibious transport dock ASHLAND (LSD 48) is released from the ways during its launching ceremony

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Official party for the launching ceremony and christening of the amphibious transport dock ASHLAND (LSD 48). Seated: B. Nunez; Mrs. M. Foley Nunez, matron of honor; C.M. Stieffel, flower girl; Mrs. S.R. Foley, ship';s sponsor; Admiral S.R. Foley, USN (ret.). Standing : A.L. Bossier Jr., Chairman, President and CHIEF Executive Officer, Avondale Ind., Inc.; Captain J.F. King, NAVSEASYSCOM; Captain J.C. Donahue, USN sup. of shipbldg. conv. and rep.; Senator J.B. Johnston, D-LA., Cong. L.J. Hopkins, R-KY, and H.C. List President of the Ashland Foundation

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A starboard bow view of the amphibious transport dock ASHLAND (LSD 48) on the ways and decorated for its launching ceremony

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A starboard quarter view of the amphibious transport dock ASHLAND (LSD 48) on the ways and decorated for its launching ceremony

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A starboard bow view of the amphibious transport dock ASHLAND (LSD 48) on the ways and decorated for its launching ceremony

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Mrs. Sylvester R. Foley, ship's sponsor, breaks the traditional bottle of champagne over the bow of the amphibious transport dock ASHLAND (LSD 48) during the vessel's christening ceremony

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