National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) held a
keel laying ceremony for the Alaskan Frontier, the first of four Alaska Class, double-hull oil tankers being built under contract. Robert McRae, BP’s NASSCO Site Team Manager, welded his initials into the keel to signify the start of construction.
On the day of the ceremony, NASSCO erected the first structural block of the Alaskan Frontier.