The Navy will christen the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony on March 26 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Jacklyn Harold “Jack” Lucas, the ship's namesake, served as a U.S. Marine during WWII and was awarded the Medal of Honor at the age of 17. CNO Adm. Michael Gilday will deliver the christening ceremony's principal address. Other speakers will include U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.); U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.); and Kari Wilkinson, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding. The ship’s sponsors, Ms. Ruby Lucas and Ms. Catherine B. Reynolds, will christen the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow. The ship will be the 73rd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and is one of 20 ships currently under contract for the DDG 51 program. (Source: US Navy 03/25/22)
CHRISTENING PHOTOS: CLARION LEDGER See photos of Jack Lucas, christening of Naval destroyer (clarionledger.com)
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