Newport News, Va. (May 17, 2006) - The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU)
Texas (SSN 775) sails into the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyards
with assistance of three tugboats after successfully completing its
alpha sea trials. Texas is the second Virginia-class submarine, the
first major U.S. Navy combatant vessel class designed with the
post-Cold War security environment in mind. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Patrick Gearhiser (RELEASED)
More detailed information for US Military
equipment and procedures is available in the Data
Store