Native American leader honored as Austal lays keel of first steel ship

William Frank III looks on as his wife, Peggen Frank, burns her initials onto a plate that certifies the keel of the future USNS Billy Frank Jr., the first steel ship being built at Austal USA.William Frank III looks on as his wife, Peggen Frank, burns her initials onto a plate that certifies the keel of the future USNS Billy Frank Jr., the first steel ship being built at Austal USA.