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Thursday, May 31, 2007

General Dynamics NASSCO Lays Keel of Sixth T-AKE Ship, USNS Amelia Earhart

General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, today held a keel-laying ceremony for the sixth ship in the U.S. Navy's T-AKE program.

The Navy announced yesterday (May 29) that the ship will be named USNS Amelia Earhart, in honor of the first woman to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

A keel-laying ceremony is a shipbuilding tradition that signifies an important milestone as full-scale production begins.

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