Commander H. Wyman Howard Jr., commanding officer of the guided missile frigate USS SIMPSON (FFG 56), escorts Rep. Claudine Schneider, R-RI, down the ship's brow following the vessel's commissioning ceremony

Commander H. Wyman Howard Jr. salutes as he escorts Rep. Claudine Schneider, R-RI, aboard the guided missile frigate USS SIMPSON (FFG 56) prior to the ship's commissioning ceremony

Commander H. Wyman Howard Jr. accepts command of the guided missile frigate USS SIMPSON (FFG 56) during the ship's commissioning ceremony. Seated behind him (R-L) are: Rep. Claudine Schneider, R-RI; Commodore David F. Chandler, deputy commander, Naval Surface Force, US Atlantic Fleet; and Mr. William E. Haggett, president and chief executive officer, Bath Iron Works Corp; and Captain William A. Rehder, supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair

Rep. Claudine Schneider, R-RI, accompanied by Commander H. Wyman Howard Jr. prospective commanding officer of the USS SIMPSON (FFG 56), prepare to greet Mrs. Grace Fowles Simpson Smith, ship's sponsor, her son Rodger Simpson Jr., and her daughter Dorothy. The are attending the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate

Commander H. Wyman Howard Jr. accepts command of the guided missile frigate USS SIMPSON (FFG 56) during the ship's commissioning ceremony. Members of the commissioning party are seated on the speaking platform. (R-L) Rep. Claudine Schneider, R-RI; Commodore David F. Chandler, deputy commander, Naval Surface Force, US Atlantic Fleet; and Mr. William E. Haggett, president and chief executive officer of Bath Iron Works Corp

Commander H. Wyman Howard Jr., commanding officer of the guided missile frigate USS SIMPSON (FFG 56), escorts Rep. Claudine Schneider, R-RI, down the ship's brow following the vessel's commissioning ceremony

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Newport

State: Rhode Island (RI)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files