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From left, Newport News Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson, ship’s sponsor Pam Bove, and NNS welder Andrew Kahler at the keel laying ceremony for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804) at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
251209-N-N2201-385.JPG Photo By: Ashley Cowan/HII

Newport News Shipbuilding, VA - From left, Newport News Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson, ship’s sponsor Pam Bove, and NNS welder Andrew Kahler at the keel laying ceremony for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804) at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.


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