Posted: March 21, 2013


Attending the christening ceremony for the USNS Montford Point were the ship's Captain Kurt Kleinschmidt and Chief Engineer William Maus, First Assistant Engineer Joseph Gelhaus (first relieving chief engineer) and Chief Mate Mike Sands (first relieving master). With them here are Ocean Ships, Inc. Vice President of Operations Bob Sheen, Ocean Shipholdings CEO Joe Vaughan, Jr., AMO National Secretary-Treasurer José Leonard, Ocean Ships, Inc. President Jim McGregor and AMO National Assistant Vice President Daniel Shea