Watch highlights from the keel authentication for U.S. Navy submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802), which took place at Newport News Shipbuilding on Aug. 2, 2023. In the video, NNS Shipbuilder Alex VanCampen welds Ship’s Sponsor Mary “Molly” Slavonic’s initials onto a metal plate, signifying the keel of SSN 802 as being “truly and fairly laid.” The metal plate will remain affixed to the submarine throughout its life. Oklahoma is the 29th Virginia-class fast attack submarine, the first of Block V and the 14th to be delivered by NNS.