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Keel laid in for Warner fast-attack sub
Updated: Thursday, 21 Mar 2013, 4:05 PM EDT
Published : Saturday, 16 Mar 2013, 7:40 PM EDT
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) - The keel of the nation's 12th Virginia-class attack submarine was laid at Newport News Shipbuilding at a ceremony attended by the sub's namesake, former U.S. Sen. John Warner.
The milestone in the submarine's construction was marked Saturday at the shipyard, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Photos: Keel laid in for Warner submarine
The USS John Warner will be the only Virginia-class submarine to bear the name of a person.
Warner's wife, Jean, is the ship's sponsor. She had her initials welded onto a metal plate during the ceremony, a Navy tradition.
The sub is slated to be delivered to the Navy in 2015.
The Newport News ceremony included many dignitaries, including Virginia Sen. Mark Warner and Sen. Tim Kaine, as well as other members of the state's congressional delegation.
Warner represented Virginia in the U.S. Senate for 30 years. He retired in 2009.
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