From left, PCU Massachusetts (SSN 798) commanding officer Cmdr. Mike Siedsma, Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin, and Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven look on as Ship’s Sponsor Sheryl Sandberg performs the traditional honor of breaking a bottle of American sparkling wine across the bow of Virginia-class submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) during the christening ceremony held Saturday, May 6, 2023 at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. (Photo by Lexi Whitehead/HII)
From left, PCU Massachusetts (SSN 798) commanding officer Cmdr. Mike Siedsma, Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin, and Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven look on as Ship’s Sponsor Sheryl Sandberg performs the traditional honor of breaking a bottle of American sparkling wine across the bow of Virginia-class submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) during the christening ceremony held Saturday, May 6, 2023 at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. (Photo by Lexi Whitehead/HII)