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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Newport News Shipbuilding Hosts Keel Laying Ceremony for Virginia-Class Submarine Minnesota

USS MinnesotaNewport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, hosted a keel laying ceremony today for the pre-commissioning unit Minnesota (SSN 783), a Virginia-class submarine named for the North Star State.

Ellen Roughead, Minnesota native and wife of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, is the ship's sponsor and served as the keel authenticator for the ceremony.

She authenticated the keel by chalking her initials onto a metal plate. Her initials were then welded onto the plate, which will be permanently affixed to the ship.

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