SSBN 826 District of Columbia Keel Laying Ceremony

Thomas Courtien	Posted 2022-11-22 6:00 AM (#102974)
Master and Commander Posts: 1890 Location: Patterson, New York	Subject: SSBN 826 District of Columbia Keel Laying Ceremony Does she; or, doesn't she? (actually have a keel) https://www.gdeb.com/keellaying/ https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/gdeb-lays-keel-of-submarine-district-of-columbia-ssbn-826/#:~:text=Since%20submarines%20have%20round%20hulls,honor%20on%20the%20ship%20permanently.
oldsubs	Posted 2022-11-22 7:27 AM (#102976 - in reply to #102974)
Historian Posts: 190	Subject: RE: SSBN 826 District of Columbia Keel Laying Ceremony The Columbia, along with most 'round hulled' nuclear submarines do not have a 'keel' in the traditional sense of the word. Some time ago it was felt that 'frame raising' would be a more proper term but that was not adopted. In some cases there was a large vertical piece which went somewhere near or on the bottom of the hull on which the sponsors initials were weld beaded, but not on all ships/classes. V/R Chris