Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Koerber, preparing for his first submarine duty, has studied the namesake of his new ship, a man who has "a very rich history."
But this isn't someone from the Navy's distant past. In fact, Koerber can't wait to see him.
The submarine John Warner will be christened Saturday at Newport News Shipbuilding, and while Virginia-class submarines have rolled into the water with assembly-line regularity over the years, this ceremony will be special. It is rare for the Navy to name a warship for a living person. And since the 1970s, it has only happened twice with submarines.
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