 All right What goes into naming a new ship One of the great things by being secretary of the Navy is you get to name new ships or for the Navy and There are various naming conventions for DDG's one of them is former Secretary's of the Navy and Polygnatious had such a distinguished career not only a secretary of the Navy, but also as assistant secretary of defense junior naval officer during World War two he served on a carrier he He's had leadership roles In service to America in a number of different ways and it was easy choice I think it's it will be one of the most distinguished names in the fleet and as I said this At the naming ceremony this ship will be in the fleet for decades And the name and the legacy of Polygnatious will be out there for that long and finally I think it shows his legacy by the fact that he That there were so many I think there were six former Secretary's of the Navy or acting Secretary's of the Navy Who came to this naming ceremony that shows the respect in which he is held by the people who've also held this job What is the significance of a naming ceremony? Well, it's to formally give the name to the ship The Ignatius is going to be built in Pascagoula, Mississippi The keel has not been laid yet. So now instead of it being DDG 117 It is pre-commissioning unit Ignatius Will have a sponsor for it And as the ship is built the name Ignatius will connect to that ship and the Family will connect to that ship. And so you'll have that long-term bond between the name and the namesake And what message would you give to the future crew of the Ignatius? Well, you're on one of the most important ships that the US Navy has DDG 51 It's flexible. It's a workhorse of the fleet able to do Simultaneously subsea surface air and ballistic missile defense and offense and We don't have a more critical or a more flexible platform than the DDG 51s It's also one of our most technologically advanced. So take good care of her And I know that our people our sailors our Marines are up to this task All right. Thank you, sir. Okay. Thank you, sir