Susan Ford Bales, daughter of Gerald Ford, the 38th U.S. president, who serves as the ship's sponsor, breaks a champagne bottle against a plate welded to the hull, officially christening the christen USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at the Huntington-Ingalls Industries Newport News shipyard in Virginia, the United States, Nov. 9, 2013. U.S. Navy on Saturday christened aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the first ship in a new class of super carrier. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun) |