Streamers fly alongside the USS Rafael Peralta after its christening Saturday at Bath Iron Works. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
U.S. Navy Capt. Mike Taylor, a ship building supervisor at Bath Iron Works, stands below the bow of the USS Rafael Peralta prior to its christening Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Rosa Peralta is flanked by family as she christens the USS Rafael Peralta on Saturday at Bath Iron Works. The ship was named for Peralta's son, a sergeant with the U.S.Marine Corps, who was killed in action in 2004 in Iraq. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
The audience is assembled for the christening ceremony of the USS Rafael Peralta on Saturday at Bath Iron Works. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Production workers at Bath Iron Works stand on the bow of the in-progress USS Michael Monsoor during a christening ceremony Saturday of the USS Rafael Peralta. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
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