CHRISTENING CEREMONY Fireworks detonate as the USNS Amelia Earhart is christened during a nighttime ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, April 6, 2008. The ship is named after the aviation pioneer who in 1932 became the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.07 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 696270-S-FVZ95-125.jpg Photo Gallery