THE TENSION: Family Christens USS George HW Bush

Newport News, Va. (Sept. 12, 2006) – Pre Commissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) shown in dry dock. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. CVN 77 is the tenth and last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is scheduled for christening on Oct. 7, 2006 with delivery to the U.S. Navy in 2008. Photo by Mr. Chris Oxley courtesy Northrop Grumman Ship Building (RELEASED)

Doro Bush Koch, left, daughter of former President George H.W. Bush, joins her father, second from left, Mike Petters, of Northrup Grumman, second from right, and President Bush, right, as they wave to the crowd after the christening of the nuclear aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush at the shipyard in Newport News, Va., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006.

Members of the press await the bottle breaking during the christening ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush at Northrop-Grumman's shipyard in Newport News, Virginia, October 7, 2006.

Editor's note: The christening (naming) ceremony held October 7, 2006, is not the same as the commissioning ceremony held January 10, 2009.

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