February 25, 2020
What: Media day and christening ceremony for national security cutter, Elmer “Archie” Fowler Stone (NSC 9)
When: 10:30 a.m. CST Friday, February 28 (media day); 10 a.m. CST Saturday, February 29 (christening). Refer to “Where” section for arrival details
Who:
Media Day, Friday:
Christening Day, Saturday:
Where: Media Day, Friday:
Christening Day, Saturday:
RSVP: Teckie Hinkebein, Teckie.Hinkebein@hii-co.com, (228) 935-1323
Media representatives must RSVP by 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 26
LINK TO NSC 9 STONE PRESS KIT
Details:
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division will christen the company’s 9th national security cutter in the Legend class, Elmer “Archie” Fowler Stone (NSC 9). The keynote speaker for the ship christening Saturday is Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.
The NSC 9 sponsor is Laura Cavallo. Cavallo was born into a multi-generational Coast Guard family, and is the niece of the ship’s namesake, Coast Guard officer Commander E.F. “Archie” Stone. Stone made history as the Coast Guard’s first aviator in 1919 for being one of two pilots to successfully make a transatlantic flight in a Navy seaplane.
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