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M/T Golden State (Hull 501) Christening Ceremony January 10, 2009 Designed and built with DSEC for US Shipping Partners, LTD

Grand Pacific Band Administrative Assistant, General Dynamics NASSCO President, General Dynamics NASSCO President & CEO, U.S. Shipping Partners LP Flower Girl Miss Autumn Bassham Daughter of Electrical General Supervisor II Chuck Downes General Dynamics NASSCO Director of Communications, General Dynamics NASSCO

Mrs. Sandra Ridgway is the wife of John Ridgway, the chief executive officer of BP Shipping. They have been married for 26 years and have two daughters, Having sailed with her husband on a Very Large Crude Carrier, Mrs. Ridgway is acutely aware of the rigors and rewards of life aboard ship and counts this time as a great personal experience. She also gained a full appreciation of how hard seafarers work to ensure a safe and Mrs. Sandra Ridgway efficient passage. While her husband was Sponsor at sea, Sandra made sure that her children were in a stable and comfortable home environment, as all...

Mr. Ronald L. O'Kelley was elected A president and chief executive officer of U.S. Shipping Partners LP on August 8, 2008. O'Kelley had previously served as an outside director of the company and head of the audit committee. In his career, Mr. O'Kelley served as chairman and CEO of Atlantic Coast Venture Investments Inc., from 2002 to 2008; executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of State Street Corporation from 1995 to 2002; chief financial officer at Douglas Aircraft Company from 1991 to 1995; and chief financial officer at Rolls Royce Inc., from 1983 to 1991. He...

Generai Dynamics NASSCO Mr. Frederick J. Harris became president of General Dynamics NASSCO and a vice president of General Dynamics Corporation on January 1, 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Harris was the senior vice president of programs at General Dynamics Electric Boat, where all submarine design, construction and repair programs. Mr. Harris began his shipbuilding career in 1973 as a senior engineer for Electric Boat's Trident ballistic missile submarine program. For his accomplishments later as program manager of the Virginia-class submarine design phase, Mr. Harris received the Maine...

State Class Product Carriers Built by General Dynamics NASSCO for U.S. Shipping Partners LP, the double-hulled ships are capable of carrying a variety of petroleum and chemical products. The ships of the class will bear the nickname for several maritime states. Designed by: Daewoo Ship Engineering Center Cargo capacity: Single screw, slow-speed diesel engine

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