The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.
Chandler, who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters on Dec. 7, 1941, is the third Pearl Harbor survivor to die in the past few weeks.
Former president Jimmy Carter, a Navy veteran, passed away Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia.
The Sichuan is equipped with an electromagnetic catapult that will allow fighter jets to launch directly off its deck.
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