Keel Authentication Ceremonies

Keel laying ceremony attendees.

Keel Laying for USNS Newport

01/29/2019
(Twitter/Austal USA) Original article appears courtesy of UPI The U.S. Navy laid the keel for its...
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Welder with American eagle helmet welds metal.

USS Cooperstown Keel Laying

12/14/2018
A welder authenticates the keel of LCS 23, the future USS Cooperstown, by welding the initials...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
Welders at Mobile LCS 26 keel laying.

Keel Laying for USS Mobile

12/14/2018
(Flickr/Austal USA) Original article appears courtesy of NAVSEA The U.S. Navy held a keel laying and...
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Keel laying ceremony, Puerto Rico, EPF 11.

Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Puerto Rico

08/09/2018
Keel Laying Ceremony 8/9/18 (Austal USA) Original article appears courtesy of the Military Sealift Command A...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
Welding gloves on a metal table.

Keel Laid for USS Oakland

07/20/2018
(Austal USA) Original article appears courtesy of Defpost Austal USA has laid the keel for the...
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Woman at USS Daniel Inouye DDG 118 plaque.

Keel Laying for USS Daniel Inouye

05/04/2018
Irene Hirano Inouye, future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) sponsor and wife of the late...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies
Welders working with sparks flying.

Keel Laid for Future Miguel Keith

02/22/2018
Matron of Honor Mary Easley welds the initials of Lance Corporal Miguel Keith’s mother.(NASSCO) Original...
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Here's an alt tag for the image: Welder at work with observing audience.

PCU Minneapolis-St Paul Keel Laid

02/22/2018
(Photo from KLUK TV/SEAWAVES) (Photo and article originally appeared courtesy of SEAWAVES) The U.S. Navy held...
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Kansas City LCS 22 keel laying ceremony.

Keel Laid for Future USS Kansas City (LCS 22)

11/15/2017
MOBILE, Ala. (Nov. 15, 2017) Scott Beauchemin, left, from General Dynamics Mission Systems; Adm. Phil...
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Here's an alt tag for the image: Women in hard hats unveil a new kiosk.

Future USS Leah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDDG 123) Keel Authenticated

11/14/2017
Ship’s Sponsors (left to right) Virginia Munford, Louisa Dixon and Pickett Wilson trace their initials...
Keel Authentication Ceremonies