Keywords: 010822-N-6967M-503 DDG 81 At Sea.jpg en 010822-N-6967M-503 English Channel August 22 2001 -- Sailors stationed aboard USS Winston S Churchill DDG 81 return to their ship after a visit with the British Royal Navy ship HMS Monmouth Churchill homeported in Norfolk Va is making its first deployment to the United Kingdom Republic of Ireland and Norway and is the only U S Navy vessel in active service named for a foreign dignitary The ship is named in honor of Sir Winston Spencer Leonard Churchill 1874-1965 best known for his courageous leadership as British Prime Minister during World War II U S Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Shane McCoy RELEASED 2001-08-22 010822-N-6967M-503 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 674 U S Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Shane McCoy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Winston S Churchill DDG-81 Photographs by Shane T McCoy |