What is a Submarine "Sponsor"

TG626 · 03-19-14, 12:55 PM

I've noted while looking at historical records, that there will be a womans name listed as "Sponsor"

What is this? Or where can I read about it? Google searches only turned up stories about Michelle Obama sponsoring a vessel, and various pages of historical data giving the name of various sponsors of past vessels.

Aktungbby · 03-19-14, 05:14 PM

http://societyofsponsorsofusn.org/ The Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy is composed of women who have taken part in the time honored tradition of christening a ship to be commissioned in the United States Navy, or a ship that sails with the Navy, supporting the fleet in some specific way. Sponsors play a unique role for the Navy. As they christen their ships, bestowing upon the vessel a name chosen by the Secretary of the Navy, they become a part of that ship’s history. The crew of the ship may change many times over the course of a ship’s life, but the Sponsor remains the same. Most Sponsors form a warm and lasting relationship with their ships, an affiliation that is rewarding to both. Both my sister and Aunt were privileged to commission a Navy Dredge vessel named for my late uncle-in-law who had designed vessels for dredging in the Suez Canal Sinai War aftermath and for the Venezuelan offshore oil interests...back in the late '60's.

TG626 · 03-20-14, 06:31 PM

Thanks for the link!

Sailor Steve · 03-20-14, 08:09 PM

Nice.

Aktungbby · 03-21-14, 11:27 PM

DVC Hayward (after my uncle) in action : keeping New York harbor free of debris and navigable...First time I've seen these myself! Correction to above post :not Navy but Army Corps of Engineers vessel

Additional photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/newyorkdistrict-usace/3764912909/in/photostream/ A nasty business but necessary in the 'big apple'. It appears not all aircraft in the Hudson River are as lucky as 'Sully's...but now you see who does the dirty work out of the public eye!! http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Portals/37/docs/nydistricttimes/2011/NY%20District%20Times%20Nov%202011.pdf on the back pages of the news.

03-19-14, 12:55 PM	#1
TG626 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USS Seal - Somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 268 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 3	What is a Submarine "Sponsor" I've noted while looking at historical records, that there will be a womans name listed as "Sponsor" What is this? Or where can I read about it? Google searches only turned up stories about Michelle Obama sponsoring a vessel, and various pages of historical data giving the name of various sponsors of past vessels. __________________ T. E. Thompson, LTCDR Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Seal (formerly S-40 (SS-145))

03-19-14, 05:14 PM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,865 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Society of Sponsors http://societyofsponsorsofusn.org/ The Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy is composed of women who have taken part in the time honored tradition of christening a ship to be commissioned in the United States Navy, or a ship that sails with the Navy, supporting the fleet in some specific way. Sponsors play a unique role for the Navy. As they christen their ships, bestowing upon the vessel a name chosen by the Secretary of the Navy, they become a part of that ship’s history. The crew of the ship may change many times over the course of a ship’s life, but the Sponsor remains the same. Most Sponsors form a warm and lasting relationship with their ships, an affiliation that is rewarding to both. Both my sister and Aunt were privileged to commission a Navy Dredge vessel named for my late uncle-in-law who had designed vessels for dredging in the Suez Canal Sinai War aftermath and for the Venezuelan offshore oil interests...back in the late '60's. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

03-20-14, 06:31 PM	#3
TG626 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USS Seal - Somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 268 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 3	Thanks for the link! __________________ T. E. Thompson, LTCDR Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Seal (formerly S-40 (SS-145))

03-20-14, 08:09 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Nice. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-21-14, 11:27 PM	#5
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,865 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	The DVC Hayward in action DVC Hayward (after my uncle) in action : keeping New York harbor free of debris and navigable...First time I've seen these myself! Correction to above post :not Navy but Army Corps of Engineers vesselAdditional photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/newyorkdistrict-usace/3764912909/in/photostream/ A nasty business but necessary in the 'big apple'. It appears not all aircraft in the Hudson River are as lucky as 'Sully's...but now you see who does the dirty work out of the public eye!! http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Portals/37/docs/nydistricttimes/2011/NY%20District%20Times%20Nov%202011.pdf on the back pages of the news. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"