Keywords: US Navy 081025-N-6553L-005 Cmdr. Mike Stevens, commanding officer of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778), right, and Vice Adm. John Donnally, Commander Submarine Force, center, salute as honors are r.jpg en KITTERY Maine Oct 25 2008 Cmdr Mike Stevens commanding officer of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire SSN 778 right and Vice Adm John Donnally Commander Submarine Force center salute as honors are rendered to U S Senator Judd Gregg R-NH at the commissioning ceremony for New Hampshire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard More than 3 500 people were in attendance at the ceremony held at the Navy's first shipyard New Hampshire is the fifth 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 Jeremy Lambert/Released 2008-10-25 081025-N-6553L-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 65749 U S Navy photo by Jeremy Lambert PD-USGov-Military-Navy Judd Gregg Commissioning of USS New Hampshire SSN-778 |