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LBJ’s daughters christen ‘most ironic ship’ criticized as wasteful spending

By Steven Nelson
Published April 27, 2019 7:15pm ET
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LBJ’s daughters christen ‘most ironic ship’ criticized as wasteful spending
Luci Baines Johnson, left, and her sister, Lynda Johnson Robb, smash champagne bottles to christen the Lyndon B. Johnson, the third Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer, built at Bath Iron Works, Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Bath, Maine. Johnson and Robb and the daughters of the former president. | (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Two daughters of former President Lyndon B. Johnson christened a Navy destroyer Saturday in Maine, ending a six-year construction project criticized for excessive cost and dubious naming choice.

The approximately $8 billion USS Lyndon B. Johnson was launched in Bath, Maine, by Lynda Bird Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson, who smashed champagne bottles on the 610-foot ship’s bow.

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