The ninth littoral combat ship, the future USS Little Rock, launched sideways into the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin, on July 18.
Ship sponsor Mrs. Janée Bonner conducted the time-honored tradition of christening the ship by smashing a bottle of champagne across the bow.
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