Caption:
KITTERY, Maine (Oct. 19, 2008) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS
New Hampshire (SSN 778) is turned by tug boats before mooring pierside
at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS). The submarine is at PNS to prepare
for her commissioning ceremony on Oct. 25, 2008. New Hampshire is the
fifth submarine in the Virginia class, the first major U.S. Navy
combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security
environment in mind. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeremy Lambert/Released)
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