Keywords: US Navy 110506-N-KK330-199 Maureen Murphy, mother of Lt. Michael P. Murphy (SEAL) and ship's sponsor, lays a coin that is to be welded into the mas.jpg en BATH Maine May 6 2011 Maureen Murphy mother of Lt Michael P Murphy SEAL and ship's sponsor lays a coin along with several other mementos on a SEAL Delievery Team 1 flag that is to be welded into the mast of the guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit PCU Michael Murphy DDG 112 during a mast stepping ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath Maine The stepping of the ship's mast is a Navy tradition in which a coin is placed at the base of a ship's mast to bring good luck and safe voyages for a vessel The pieces will remain sealed in the ship's superstructure until decommissioning U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique M Lasco/Released 2011-05-06 110506-N-KK330-199 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 100636 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique M Lasco PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location BATH Maine |