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)
