ADVISORY, Sept. 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
| What: | Jeanne Warner, wife of former Sen. John Warner and ship’s sponsor, |
| will smash a bottle of sparkling wine across the submarine’s bow | |
| on Saturday, Sept. 6, to christen the newest Virginia-class submarine | |
| John Warner (SSN 785), the only Virginia-class submarine to be named | |
| after a person. Media are invited to attend the ceremony as well as a | |
| media preview event on Friday, Sept. 5, in advance of the ceremony. | |
| The preview event will provide the opportunity to interview Newport | |
| News Shipbuilding leadership, shipbuilders who have helped | |
| to build the submarine, and the Warner crew. Sen. Warner and his wife | |
| will not attend Friday’s media event but will be available for interviews | |
| Saturday following the ceremony. | |
| The christening ceremony is open only to invited guests, including | |
| shipbuilders and their families; John Warner sailors and their families; | |
| the Warner family and guests; HII President and CEO Mike Petters; | |
| Newport News Shipbuilding President Matt Mulherin; and Navy and | |
| government representatives. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will | |
| serve as the keynote speaker. Sen. Warner will also make remarks. | |
| HII will provide a live, multi-camera satellite broadcast of the | |
| christening ceremony in its entirety. Coordinates are below. | |
| When: | Media Preview Event |
| Friday, Sept. 5 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | |
| Media check-in: 9 a.m. | |
| Christening Ceremony | |
| Saturday, Sept. 6 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | |
| Media check-in: 5 p.m. | |
| Where: | Media parking will be reserved in the shipyard’s North Yard parking |
| lot Friday and Saturday. Signage will be posted directing you to the | |
| appropriate location. Media will be escorted and transported | |
| by bus to and from the event site. See directions below. The bus | |
| will depart no later than 9:10 a.m. on Friday and 5:10 p.m. on Saturday. | |
| All equipment must be on the bus upon departure; media will not | |
| have access to their vehicles once we have entered the shipyard. | |
| RSVP: | Confirmation of attendance is required. Please RSVP by contacting |
| Christie Miller, Huntington Ingalls Industries, (757) 380-3581 | |
| [email protected] | |
| Please RSVP by noon on Thursday, Sept. 4. | |
An online press kit and live webcast of the event will be provided at www.warnerchristening.com/press. A live, multi-camera satellite broadcast of the event also will be provided. Satellite information is as follows:
Satellite: SES-2 (87 degrees west)
Transponder: Ku Digital 07AB (18 Mhz)
Downlink Frequency: 11831.0 Mhz
Downlink Polarity: Horizontal
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 14.385617 Mbps
DVBS, QPSK TRANSMISSION, 4:2:0, 1080i
Window Times:
Date: Saturday, Sept. 6
Window start: 5:45 p.m.
Window end: 9 p.m.
Two media stands with mult boxes will be on site. Power will be available. Wireless Internet is NOT available. The event is on an industrial site; please dress accordingly.
Directions to Media Parking:
