Maureen Murphy, mother of Lt. Michael P. Murphy (SEAL) and ship's sponsor, lays a coin along with several other mementos on a SEAL Delivery Team 1 flag that is to be welded into the mast of the guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit Michael Murphy during a mast stepping ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The stepping of the ship's mast is a Navy tradition in which a coin is placed at the base of a ship's mast to bring good luck and safe voyages for a vessel. The pieces will remain sealed in the ship’s superstructure until decommissioning.
Date Taken: | 05.06.2011 |
Date Posted: | 05.06.2011 23:31 |
Photo ID: | 398559 |
VIRIN: | 110506-N-KK330-199 |
Resolution: | 2349x1654 |
Size: | 405.46 KB |
Location: | BATH, MAINE, US |
Web Views: | 126 |
Downloads: | 5 |
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