171115-N-N0701-002 MOBILE, Ala. (Nov. 15, 2017) Missouri native Tracy Davidson, spouse of Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of Fleet Forces Command, and ship's sponsor of the future Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22), and Austal USA A-class welder Adan Silva-Garibay etches her initials into the ship's keel plate during a keel laying ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard. The keel laying ceremony symbolically recognizes the joining of modular components and the ceremonial beginning of the ship. USS Kansas City is the second ship to be named for Kansas City, Mo., t

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171115-N-N0701-002 MOBILE, Ala. (Nov. 15, 2017) Missouri native Tracy Davidson, spouse of Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of Fleet Forces Command, and ship's sponsor of the future Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22), and Austal USA A-class welder Adan Silva-Garibay etches her initials into the ship's keel plate during a keel laying ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard. The keel laying ceremony symbolically recognizes the joining of modular components and the ceremonial beginning of the ship. USS Kansas City is the second ship to be named for Kansas City, Mo., the largest city in the state. ( Navy photo courtesy of Austal USA/Released)

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