She was launched and christened during a ceremony in Mobile Bay on 14 January, 2012 by Susan Keith, the daughter of Eleanor Ring who christened the previous ship of that name in 1966.
She was launched and christened during a ceremony in Mobile Bay on 14 January, 2012. On 14 January 2012, "Coronado" was christened by Susan Keith, just as her mother commissioned the previous ship of that name in 1966.