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December 18, 2025
A welder from Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC, welds the initials of the Navigator's sponsor, Rear Admiral (retired) Evelyn Fields, onto a steel plate that will be incorporated into the ship, in keeping with maritime tradition, at a keel-laying ceremony for the new ship on December 4, 2025, at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Image credit: NOAA); NOAA Corps officers and Rear Admiral (retired) Evelyn Fields (in center) gather at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 4, 2025, to participate in the keel-laying event for NOAA's new ship Navigator. (Image credit: NOAA)
Pictured Above:  On the left, a welder from Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC, welds the initials of the Navigator’s sponsor, Rear Admiral (retired) Evelyn Fields, onto a steel plate that will be incorporated into the ship, in keeping with maritime tradition, at a keel-laying ceremony for the new ship on December 4, 2025, at the International...
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