E V E N T T I M E
SPEAKER/COG
DESCRIPTION
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1050
XO
“WILL THE GUESTS PLEASE BE SEATED. (PAUSE)
GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND
WELCOME TO THE COMMISSIONING OF THE
WORLD’S MOST SOPHISTICATED CRUISER—LEYTE
GULF. THE CEREMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS
IS A TIME-HONORED TRADITION OF THE UNITED
STATES NAVY THAT STARTED WITH THE COM-
MISSIONING OF THE FIRST SHIP—THE CAPTURED
BRITISH SCHOONER, MARGARETTA, IN 1775. SINCE
T H A T D A T E T H O U S A N D S O F S H I P S H A VE
UNDERGONE THE MAGICAL TRANSITION FROM THE
SILENT AND UNMANNED VESSEL YOU NOW SEE
BEFORE YOU, TO A WARSHIP FULLY MANNED AND
FULLY ALIVE. THE WORLD’S FINEST COM-
MISSIONING CREW—HEREAFTER KNOWN AS
PLANKOWNERS—IS IN FORMATION AND READY.
IN A FEW MINUTES OUR PRINCIPAL SPEAKER WILL
ARRIVE AND THE CEREMONY WILL BEGIN. PLEASE
BE AWARE THAT THE GUN SALUTE TO (TBD) WHEN
HE DEPARTS THE SHIP IS VERY LOUD. I TELL YOU
THIS IN ADVANCE SO YOU WILL NOT BE UN-
NECESSARILY STARTLED.
AN INFORMATION BOOTH IS SET UP TO MY (LEFT OR
RIGHT) ON THE PIER TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
AND PROVIDE A LOST AND FOUND SERVICE.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE COMMISSIONING
CEREMONY, YOU ARE INVITED TO TOUR THE SHIP BY
CROSSING THE BROW LOCATED ON THE FANTAIL.
A SPECIAL WORD OF THANKS TO (THE BAND AND
ANY OTHER GROUPS TO MENTION).
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE CEREMONY. THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US AS WE BRING LEYTE GULF TO LIFE.
1050
1056
XO
Boat bearing platform guests (less principal speaker party)
arrive at the designated location and are greeted by the
prospective commanding officer. Ushers will escort guests
from the head of the brow to the weather break where they
remain until they are announced. Chairs are provided for guests
while waiting. Nonplatform guests will be escorted and seated
in the first row of the VIP section.
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PLATFORM GUESTS”:
Introduce platform guests. As introduced, guests walk from
break to platform.
Enclosure (7)
AV-16
