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Welder Alex VanCampen welds the initials of ship’s sponsor Mary “Molly” Slavonic onto a metal plate during the keel authentication ceremony for Virginia-class attack submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802) on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The metal plate will remain affixed to the submarine throughout its life (Photo by Lexi Whitehead/HII).
230802-N-AO748-1059.JPG Photo By: Lexi Whitehead

NEWPORT NEWS, Va - Welder Alex VanCampen welds the initials of ship’s sponsor Mary “Molly” Slavonic onto a metal plate during the keel authentication ceremony for Virginia-class attack submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802) on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The metal plate will remain affixed to the submarine throughout its life (Photo by Lexi Whitehead/HII).


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