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USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), will be christened on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019

This is the second USS John F. Kennedy ... The first one was conventional power and was commissioned 7 September 1968 – 1 August 2007

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Jo...dy_%28CV-67%29

https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Rel...istened-dec-7/

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The Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), will be christened on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at Newport News, Virginia.

John F. Kennedy is the second aircraft carrier of the Gerald R. Ford class, slated to replace USS Nimitz (CVN 68), when that ship is decommissioned.