USS Wisconsin Keel Laying watch party

Name: USS Wisconsin Keel Laying watch party
Start: 2025-08-27T08:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-27T10:30:00-05:00
Location: 305 Harbor View Pkwy, Superior, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54880

Schedule

Wed Aug 27 2025 at 08:30 am to 10:30 am

UTC-05:00

Location

305 Harbor View Pkwy, Superior, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54880 | Superior, WI

August 27, 2025 • 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM • Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center • Co-hosted by United States Submarine Veterans, Western Lake Superior Base
There will be lots of "GO WISCONSIN" pride, light treats, coffee, and other beverages. The watch party at the Bong was initiated by Randy Engness, a member of the USS Wisconsin SSBN 827 Association.
https://bongcenter.org/event/uss-wisconsin-keel-laying-watch-party/
The Keel Laying Ceremony symbolizes when the ship begins to transition from design to reality by marking the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. In earlier times, the Keel Laying was the "laying down" of the central, or main timber, making up the backbone of a vessel. Today, fabrication of a submarine begins many months before some of the ship’s lower sections are joined together. However, the Keel Laying Ceremony (also referred to as the Keel Authentication Ceremony) symbolically recognizes the joining of modular components and the ceremonial beginning of construction of a ship.
Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center, 305 E 2nd St, Superior, WI 54880 • Co-hosted with United States Submarine Veterans: Western Lake Superior Base • 8:30 am - 10:30 am
The actual event is a private ceremony hosted by General Dynamics Electric Boat at its Quonset Point, RI, facility.