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AVONDALE, LA (AP) -- Under a light rain, the wife of a Marine Corps general smashed a champagne bottle into the hull of the future USS Green Bay, christening the 684-foot warship during ceremonies at a New Orleans-area shipyard on the Mississippi River. "In honor of the great city of Green Bay and in the name of the United States of America, I christen the Green Bay," said Rose Mary Magnus, wife of Gen. Robert Magnus. "May God bless this ship and all who sail in here." Magnus then whacked the center of the stern, taking two tries to break...

(AP) GREEN BAY -- The U.S. Navy will christen its new 684-foot warship the Green Bay on Saturday, July 15, at a shipyard near New Orleans. "People are stoked about it," said Navy Lt. Brian Peters, electronic materials officer for the USS Green Bay. "What's unusual is, we're building it in New Orleans, and we're also building a ship called the New Orleans. But from what I've seen there's more enthusiasm about the Green Bay being built." The ship, being built in Avondale, La. at a Northrop Grumman shipyard, is the second Navy vessel to be called the Green Bay....