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The future USS Wichita launches sideways into the Menominee River in Marinette, Wis., Sept. 17, 2016, after Kate Lehrer, the ship's sponsor and a novelist, christened it. Once commissioned, the Wichita will be the third naval vessel to honor the largest city in Kansas. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

Sideways Launch

The future USS Wichita launches sideways into the Menominee River in Marinette, Wis., Sept. 17, 2016, after Kate Lehrer, the ship's sponsor and a novelist, christened it. Once commissioned, the Wichita will be the third naval vessel to honor the largest city in Kansas. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

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