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At random: Three wives of Presidents of the United States have sponsored submarines. Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower christened the USS NAUTILUS, Mrs. John F. Kennedy christened the USS LAFAYETTE and Mrs. Hillary Clinton christened the USS Columbia SSN771 in 1995.

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Thomas Courtien

Posted 2022-11-22 6:00 AM (#102974)

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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)

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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

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