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Bath Iron Works hosts ceremony for final stealth destroyer to be named for LBJ
BATH (AP) — A Navy shipbuilder in Maine is marking a milestone in construction of the last of three stealthy destroyers.
The daughters of Lyndon B. Johnson are going to be on hand Monday at Bath Iron Works for the keel-laying ceremony of the warship bearing the late president's name.
Keel-laying ceremonies date to the days when construction began with a keel upon which the ship is built. In this case, it's going to mark the joining of two hull units, the first of many that will comprise the 610-foot-long destroyer.
The Lyndon B. Johnson is the last of three stealthy destroyers in the Zumwalt class.
Read more: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2017/01/30/biw-hosts-ceremony-final-stealth-destroyer-be-named-lbj/2068701
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