Keel Laying Watch Party
Manitowoc
The Keel Laying Ceremony for WISCONSIN (SSBN 827) occurred on her “hull number date.”
August 27, 2025 (8/27)
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
75 Maritime Dr
Manitowoc, WI 54220
www.wisconsinmaritime.org
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum hosted over 20 people for a livestream of the Keel Laying Ceremony of WISCONSIN (SSBN 827) in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. As an added bonus, attendees were also able to view the new WISCONSIN (SSBN 827) display in the museum and tour WWII submarine COBIA.
Here’s a link to a great story by WBAY Channel 2:
The official Keel Laying Ceremony, hosted by General Dynamics Electric Boat and WISCONSIN (SSBN 827) Ship’s Sponsor, Dr. Kelly Geurts, was held at 9 AM CDT on 27 August 2025 in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The ceremony concluded as Dr. Kelly Geurts proclaimed WISCONSIN's keel to be “truly and fairly laid.”