HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – The bell that will be placed aboard the future USS Montana is scheduled to be in Havre on Wednesday.
The event will be around 45 minutes long and will take place in the Student Union Building on the campus of MSU-Northern at 6 PM.
During the presentation, information on the vessel will be provided, as well as updates on the crew, which will include Montanans.
This is part of a statewide tour across the state being presented by the USS Montana Committee.
The bell is a submarine-sized replica of the bell that was aboard the first and only other USS Montana, which was commissioned in 1908. The bell is cast in bronze and contains gold and silver. It is rung during presentations in honor of veterans, future veterans and first responders
The bell will eventually be installed in the new Submarine. It’s Maiden Christening will be at Norfolk Virginia Submarine Base.
