Keel Laying Watch Party
Oshkosh
The Keel Laying Ceremony for WISCONSIN (SSBN 827) occurred on her “hull number date.”
August 27, 2025 (8/27)
Wittman Regional Airport
525 W. 20th Ave
Oshkosh, WI 54902
Email: oshkosh@usswisconsinsub.org
Taking place at the Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the Military Veterans Museum and the USS Wisconsin SSBN 827 Association hosted a Keel Laying Watch Party. Attendees joined together and witnessed the solemn and patriotic ceremony and enjoyed the celebration of our shipbuilding successes.
Here’s an article in the National Interest about how WISCONSIN (SSBN 827) will help to keep America safe:
National Interest WISCONSIN (SSBN 827)
And another by WTAQ:
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.”