Mobile, Ala. shipbuilder Austal USA held a keel laying ceremony to mark the official start of construction on the future USNS ...

Keel laying is the major milestone in the building of a ship. The keel is the main structural member of the ship's hull and laying it down is the equivalent to laying the cornerstone of a building.

Keel laying is the formal recognition of the start of a ship’s construction.  The keel laying symbolically recognizes the ceremonial beginning of the construction of a ship. This ship milestone is ...

MOBILE, Ala. -The keel for the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12), a Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, was laid during a ceremony on ...

Fincantieri has held a keel laying ceremony for Seven Seas Prestige, the ultra-luxury cruise ship being built for Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The keel laying ceremony took place at Fincantieri’s ...

Regent Seven Seas Cruises, a leader in the ultra-luxury cruise sector, celebrated a key milestone in the creation of its latest ship, Seven Seas Prestige. The vessel’s keel laying ceremony took place ...

The LMSB2 project is a collaborative effort between the Royal Malaysian Navy and a Turkish shipbuilding company. The initiative aims to deliver three state-of-the-art combat vessels designed to meet ...