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GROTON, Conn. (Aug. 27, 2025) Dr. Kelly Geurts, ship sponsor of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827), left, shakes hands with Robert Ray Jr. after welding her initials in the keel of the ship during the ship’s keel-laying ceremony. The future Wisconsin will be the second Columbia-class submarine, following the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826).
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