USS John C. Stennis [SEP] manufacturer
System.
History.
The nuclear-powered USS "John C. Stennis" (CVN 74) was contracted on 29 March 1988, and the keel was laid on 13 March 1991 at Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia.
The ship was christened on 11 November 1993, in honor of Senator John Cornelius Stennis (D-Mississippi) who served in the Senate from 1947 to 1989. The daughter of the ship’s namesake, Mrs. Margaret Stennis-Womble, was the ship’s sponsor. "John
of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
External links.
- Official website
- Story Archive – U.S. Navy – USS "John C. Stennis" (CVN 74)
- "John C. Stennis" at globalsecurity.org
- USS "John C. Stennis" history at U.S. Carriers
- This American Life: Somewhere in the Arabian Sea Episode 206
- USS "John C. Stennis" (CVN-74) command histories – Naval History & Heritage Command