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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 6, 2008) -- Fireworks detonate as the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE-6) is launched during a nighttime christening ceremony at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard. Amelia Earhart, the sixth ship of the T-AKE class, is named after the aviation pioneer who in 1932 became the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic. U.S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Steve Vasquez (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 April 6, 2008
Photographer
 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Steve Vasquez 
Caption Writer
 Oscar Sosa
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Military Sealift Command
Primary Equipment
 T-AKE 6
Other Visible Equipment
 Not available
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Not available