July 4th, 1992 – USS George Washington (CVN 73) is commissioned at Norfolk, Va. The ships sponsor is First Lady Barbara Bush. The sixth carrier in the Nimitz-class of supercarriers, it is the fourth warship to be named after the first president of the United States. The GW is currently homeported at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan

John Currin (JC) posted July 4th, 1992 – USS George Washington (CVN 73) is commissioned at Norfolk, Va. The ships sponsor is First Lady Barbara Bush. The sixth carrier in the Nimitz-class of supercarriers, it is the fourth warship to be named after the first president of the United States. The GW is currently homeported at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LHTMCY6i7pE/V3qdTxnYGwI/AAAAAAAAXEk/i86-_Tb4bPMZUC4mMhm7PdWOjNEduXCvA/50757ab8-0aef-40f0-a4f9-cf6a93609776?imgmax=1024
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