NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 13, 2006) -- Virginia-class submarine North
Carolina (SSN 777) reaches an important construction milestone as the
final hull welds are completed. North Carolina is the fourth
Virginia-class submarine built and the first major U.S. Navy combatant
vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in
mind. North Carolina is scheduled to be commissioned in December 2007.
Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman (RELEASED)
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