keel laying

MOBILE, Ala. (Oct. 28, 2020) Lolita Zinke, left, the sponsor of the future littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), welds her initials into the ship's keel plate during a keel-laying ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama, Oct. 27, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Austal USA)

Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Santa Barbara

07/30/2021
MOBILE, Ala. (Oct. 28, 2020) Lolita Zinke, left, the sponsor of the future littoral combat...
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Keel Laying Ceremony for future USS Massachusetts (SSN 798)

07/30/2021
The initials of Virginia-class submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) Sheryl Sandberg were displayed at the ship’s keel authentication ceremony....
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Keel Laid for Future USNS Apalachicola (T-EPF 13)

07/30/2021
(Photo Credit: Austal) (Original article appears courtesy of Naval Today) The future USNS Apalachicola is the second...
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Keel Laid for Future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr.

07/30/2021
The future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124) namesake, Col. Harvey “Barney” Barnum, Jr. (USMC,...
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Keel Laid for Future USS Cleveland

07/30/2021
A welder authenticates the keel of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 31, the future USS Cleveland, by...
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Beloit Keel Laying

02/04/2021
Major General Marcia M. Anderson (U.S. Army, Ret.) This article originally appears courtesy of the City...
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